4.614 | Fall 2002 | Undergraduate

Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures

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Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra): The first consciously-monumental Islamic structure is a martyrium built in Jerusalem (692) by ‘Abd al-Malik to commemorate the sanctity of the site and the city in general. (Image courtesy of Sabri Jarrar.)

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