The courtyard of this mosque was vast. And the ground was stone-paved and slithery. I saw some children running around here. This sanctuary area was just a playground for the local kids.
This mosque was originally built as the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. Yet the area was being occupied by Muslim gradually. In the 7th century, it was rebuilt as a mosque because this area had been under foot of Islam.
Oct 2005 ARCHITECTURE SYRIA | |
COURTYARD DAMASCUS MOSQUE WORLD HERITAGE SITE |
No
207
Shooting Date
Feb 2001
Posted On
October 15, 2005
Modified On
January 8, 2024
Place
Damascus, Syria
Genre
Architectural Photography
Camera
CANON EOS KISS