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Walking through the Muslim Quarter is like walking through a giant swap meet. There are clothes hanging above your head and pans and pans of Baklava, wooden things, bronze things, candles and lots and lots of vendors that call out to you to buy whatever they have, but be careful, they will grab you by the arm to pull you into the shops. Besides the Dome of the Rock in the Muslim Quarter is the Mosque of Omar. Walking around the Mosque of Omar, you can see beatiful buildings such as Bab es-Silsileh (The Gate of the Chain). Five times a day, a muezzin calls the faithful from the minaret to prayer. Between the staircases from the Mosque of Omar and the Al Aqsa Mosque you can see the El-Kas fountain. Right near the western staircase leads up to the Mosque of Omar, there is splendid Sebil Qait Bey fountain, that was named after the Mamluk sultan who built it. According to muslim faith this fountain stands on the site of Holy of Holies of the Herodian Temple. The Al-Aqsa mosque is the second biggest and most beautiful mosque in Jerusalem. The name "Al-Aqsa" means farthest, because it is the farthest point to which Mohammed went. The mosque was built by caliph Walid I in 715. During the time the mosque was completely destroyed by the earthquakes and was re-built by the Templars in 1099. The columns supporting the interior arches were donated by Mussolini between 1938 - 1943. At the same time King Farouk of Egypt donated the ceiling. Leave a Comment
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