Dome of the Chain (Jerusalem)

Israel / Jerusalem / Jerusalem
 rest area, 7th century constructions

Dome of the Chain (Arabic: ‎ Qubbat al-Silsilah) is a free-standing dome located adjacently east of the Dome of the Rock in the Old City of Jerusalem. One of the oldest structures on the Haram ash-Sharif (Temple Mount), it is not a mosque or shrine, but is used as a prayer house. It was built by the Ummayads, became a Christian chapel under the Crusaders, restored as an Islamic prayer house by the Ayyubids and has been renovated by the Mamluks, Ottomans and the Palestinian-based waqf.
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Coordinates:   31°46'40"N   35°14'8"E
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