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Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is said to have sat in judgement. According to Jewish tradition, the site of the Muslim Shrine at Er Ram was the burial place of Samuel.
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Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is sa...

The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The arcade in front of the Dome of the Rock is called "The Scales" In Muslim tradition this is where the scales for the weighing of souls will hang on Judgement-Day.
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The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple...

The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The arcade in front of the Dome of the Rock is called "The Scales" In Muslim tradition this is where the scales for the weighing of souls will hang on Judgement-Day.
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The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple...

The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the spot, according to Jewish tradition, where God prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. In Muslim tradition, this is the place from where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
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The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the s...

The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the spot, according to Jewish tradition, where God prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. In Muslim tradition, this is the place from where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
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The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the s...

The esplanade of the Temple Mount with an Omayyad Well where once the Second Temple stood. Mount of Olives in the background. Jerusalem, Israel
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The esplanade of the Temple Mount with an Omayyad Well where once...

The Grand Moghul Shah Djahan (1037-1069). Sardonyx from India Mount: gold, enamel (17th)
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The Grand Moghul Shah Djahan (1037-1069). Sardonyx from India Mount: gold, ename...

Marabout (tomb of a saintly man)in the oasis of the Draa Valley,Morocco.
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Marabout (tomb of a saintly man)in the oasis of the Draa Valley,Morocco.

Marabout (tomb of a saintly man) near Tansikht, Draa Valley,Morocco.
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Marabout (tomb of a saintly man) near Tansikht, Draa Valley,Morocco.

Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the Palatinate and Bavaria. (1724-1799). The "mosque", another romantic fancy, severely damaged during the war.
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Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the Pala...

Cathedral of Sevilla,South facade, portal of San Cristobal and, in the background, the minaret "La Giralda",Almohad style.
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Cathedral of Sevilla,South facade, portal of San Cristobal and, in the ba...

Cathedral of Sevilla,bell tower "La Giralda",Almohad style,a twin tower to the Koutoubia minaret in Marrakech,Morocco.Both minarets, 70 m high, were built by Sultan Yacoub-el Mansur (1184-1199),when both Morocco and Spain belonged to the same Arab Sultanate.
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Cathedral of Sevilla,bell tower "La Giralda",Almohad style,a twin tower to th...