Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

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The Dome of the Rock from the north platform. The lower half of the outer octagon is made of white veined marble, while the top half is covered with geometrical designs made of colored tiles. Originally, the top half featured vegetation-themed mosaics, but these did not stand up well to Jerusalem winters. Suleiman the Magnificent replaced them with Turkish tiles in 1545. Just visible on the right side of the photo is the small, 16th-century Dome of the Spirits. Photo Aaron Wenner.

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