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Object Details author George, Alain 1979- Subject Umayyad dynasty Umayyad dynasty Jāmiʻ al-Umawī al-Kabīr (Damascus, Syria) Jāmiʻ al-Umawī al-Kabīr (Damascus, Syria) Jαmiʻ al-Umaw+ al-Kab+r ...
Borrowing the model of the palimpsest, George’s The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: Art, Faith and Empire in Early Islam takes the reader on a vivid tour of the renowned mosque’s history, meaning ...
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 4: Photographic Files / 4.34: Photo File 34: Prints of drawings and maps Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, ...
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, located in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It is situated at the heart ...
In Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's holiest sites, the Umayyad Mosque, in the first Friday prayers since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown less than a week ago.
Explores the achievements of the first Islamic dynasty, the Umayyads, who established their capital at Damascus. Their regime spread throughout greater Syria and they left a rich architectural ...