The Great Mosque of Damascus. From Roman Temple to Monument of Islam.

Akili, Talal.

Published by Municipal Administration Modernisation Program, Damascus, 2009

About this Item

287 pp. + [2], profusely illustrated in b/w photographs, plans, figures, tables. biblio, illustrated endpapers, hard back in dust wrapper, faint scratch on upper jacket, otherwise copy in mint condition, new. The Omayyad Mosque is Damascus?s greatest treasure. The author, Professor Talal Akili invested many years and detailed effort to document the mosque and review its architectural and urban development throughout various historical stages. The mosque, used to be the Temple of the Aramaic deity Hadad in the ancient past, and of Damascus Jupiter in the recent past, before becoming the Church of St. John the Baptist yesterday, and the Grand Omayyad Mosque today. In each of those stages, it remained the unique wonder of its time, and the exemplary prototype initiated in temple construction elsewhere. #30037.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Mosque of Damascus. From Roman Temple to Monument of Islam.
• Publisher: Municipal Administration Modernisation Program, Damascus
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New