Umayyad Mosque
Damascus, Syria
Aleppo Governorate, Syria
CHURCH
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EST. 705
EST. 705
Early 700s
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Umayyad Mosque.
The mosque preserves substantial original Umayyad era fabric, including sections of mosaic decoration, the prayer hall arcades, and the shrine associated with the head of Saint John the Baptist, although its minarets and roof have been rebuilt after historical fires and earthquakes. It is administered by Syria's Ministry of Religious Endowments in cooperation with antiquities authorities. It functions as an active mosque that is also open to non-Muslim visitors observing modest dress.
About Umayyad Mosque
The Umayyad Mosque was built in Damascus in the early eighth century under Caliph al-Walid I, on a site that had held a Roman temple and later a Christian basilica. It became one of the earliest and grandest mosques in Islamic architecture, decorated with mosaics. A shrine within it was traditionally venerated as holding the head of John the Baptist.
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