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Umayyad Mosque, Damascus |
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| The Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria, known today as the Umayyad Mosque, was built at a time when the city was a political and cultural center of the Islamic world. The inner courtyard of the mosque is seen here, along with a structure on columns that is known as the treasury. The mosaics covering the treasury depict floral and tree motifs as well as imaginary buildings. | ||||||
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| Courtesy of Brigitte Lenz | ||||||
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