Dome of The Rock - Temple Mount

A pic of Dome of The Rock (circa 691AD)...the mosque that sits atop the Temple Mount in Old Jerusalem.  A beautiful building and supposedly the top is real gold.  The reconstructed temple was built on this very site by Herod "the Great" when he expanded and flattened the temple mount around 20BC.  The temple and most of Jerusalem was destroyed in 70AD by the Romans following one of the Jewish revolts.

Below you can see the tile work on the outside...redone since it was built in 691AD.  However, under the arch below you see more green and red tile...those are supposedly originals!  Very beautiful work.