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Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif

My friends and I got up real early on Sunday September 2, 2006 to take a visit to the holiest ground on earth. Known to Jews as the Temple Mount - and the site of the first and second Jewish Temples in antiquity - and the Haram al-Sharif to Muslims - home to the third and fourth holiest sites in Islame the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. I honestly felt drunk with glee being up there after looking forward to it for so long.

Date: 09/04/2006 Owner: Will Dempster Size: 9 items
Two Domes

Two Domes

Dome of the Rock, with the Dome of Chains - the location where Muslims believe Mohammed will judge mankind during the end of days and the location where Jews believe the sacrificial altar existed during the First and Second Temple Periods.

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Al-Aqsa

Al-Aqsa

The Al-Aqsa Mosque, the fourth holiest place in Islam.

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The Dome

The Dome

Great shot of the Dome of the Rock.

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Rock and Chains

Rock and Chains

Dome of the Rock and Dome of Chains from another view

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Me and Domes

Me and Domes

Me with the Dome of the Rock in the background.

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Inside shot

Inside shot

Although I'm not allowed to enter the Dome of the Rock, they had one of the doors open and I snapped a quick photo of the interior. Pretty cool.

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Me again

Me again

Another shot of me and the Dome from the southern portion of the Temple Mount.

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The tomb

The tomb

A shot of me posing outside a tomb on the Temple Mount.

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Parting shot

Parting shot

A shot while leaving the Temple Mount.

Date: 09/02/2006 Views: 177
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