umayyad mosque mosaics

Umayyad Mosque Crowds There are two large contingents of foreigners in the Damascus Old City. First, there are many European tour groups, diligently photographing everything in sight. Second, there are flocks of Iranian pilgrims, with women in black chadors, towing their favourite... To my great surprise, the courtyard and prayer hall exterior have many fine mosaics using a striking mixture of lush green and gold tones, depicting leafy plants and lush townscapes.


mosaics, Umayyad mosque


mosaics, Umayyad mosque


Ummayad Mosque Mosaics


Mosaic, Umayyad Mosque


Golden mosaics at Umayyad


25 Mosaic on Bab as-Saat gate

Having said this, there are talks that at a later date the Byzantines have sent mosaics to help the Umayyads in decorating the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, as well as later authorities have claimed that the same scenario took...
Erum | إِرَمْ: Archeological and Textual Evidence of Christian ...

Damascus' old city is certainly secular, undeniably mostly Muslim, as such its heart is perhaps Damascus's greatest sight, the Umayyad mosque. The mosque is... Incredible Mosaic work on the Ummayad Mosque, Damascus. IMG_8407_2.jpg...
umayyad mosque mosaics