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Umayyad Square (Arabic: ساحة الأمويين / ALA-LC: sāḥat al-Umawiyīn) is a large and important square in Damascus, Syria. It connects the city center with several important highways and areas and contains various important buildings including but not limited to the Ministry of Defense , Syria's national Opera house and the ...
Umayyad architecture developed in the Umayyad Caliphate between 661 and 750, primarily in its heartlands of Syria and Palestine. It drew extensively on the architecture of older Middle Eastern and Mediterranean civilizations including the Sassanian Empire and Byzantine Empire, but introduced innovations in decoration and form.
- 661–750 CE
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The Umayyad Mosque ( Arabic: الجامع الأموي, romanized : al-Jāmiʿ al-Umawī ), also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Its religious importance stems from the eschatological reports concerning the mosque, and ...
The Great Mosque of Damascus (Umayyad Mosque) is the first monumental work of architecture in Islamic history; the building served as a central gathering point after Mecca to consolidate the Muslims in their faith and conquest to rule the surrounding territories under the Umayyad Caliphate.
Feb 14, 2024 · 24. Umayyad Mosque courtyard american_rugbier / CC BY-SA 2.0. At the time of its completion in 715, the Umayyad Mosque was one of the largest structures in the world, and remains one of the...
Mar 9, 2003 · The Great Umayyad Mosque remains one of the great symbols of the glorious period of Muslim civilisation and its pride. It is a master piece of architectural ingenuity having a decisive influence on the maturity of mosque architecture all over the Muslim World. ( Image Source)
Founded in 705, the Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus was a major milestone in the development of the first arts of Islam, nourished by the artistic traditions of late-antique Syria and strongly influenced by Byzantine and Sassanid art.