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Templum Domini

Templum Domini, Latin for the Temple of the Lord, was the Crusader name for the Dome of the Rock once they converted it into a Christian shrine. Discussed here as part of a post on Muslim Jerusalem.

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Crusader capital in the Last Supper Room (Cenacle)
Centre · Jerusalem

Crusader Jerusalem

A walk through the Old City focused on the Crusader century: the Cenacle on Mount Zion, the Nea Church, the German Knights' hospice, the Crusader market, the Church of the Redeemer and the Holy Sepulchre.

Jul 2013 · 5 minute read
Crusader capital in the Last Supper Room (Cenacle) Ruins of the Crusader Nea Church St Mary’s Hospice of the German Knights View over the Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem The inimitable Bilal Abu Khalaf dons his traditional garb Crusader cloisters in the Church of the Redeemer Inside the cistern under the Coptic Church of St Helen Church of the Holy Sepulchre: site marking the creation of the world
Dome of the Rock (Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah)
Centre · Jerusalem

Muslim Jerusalem

Exploring Muslim Jerusalem: a morning on the Temple Mount platform with the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa, then through the Muslim Quarter learning to read Mamluk architecture, with a stop at Abu Shukri and the Little Western Wall.

Jun 2013 · 4 minute read
Dome of the Rock (Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah) Mamluk architecture: note the alternating dark and light stone in the ablaq style The Little Western Wall (kotel hakatan)
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