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1 Temple Mount and Western Wall
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2 Temple Mount
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3 Dome of the Rock
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4 El-Aksa Mosque
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5 Dome of learning, Qubbat Nahawyya
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6 Dome of the Rock
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7 Fountain of Qayt Bey
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8 Summer Pulpit
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9 The Cup (El Kas)
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10 Yssuf Dome (Qubbat Yussuf)
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11 El-Aksa
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12 arcade north west of the Dome of the Rock
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13 El-Aksa Mosque
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14 Dome of the Rock, glazed tiles decoration
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15 Dome of the Rock, Womens Gate
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16 Dome of the Chain, Qubbat es-Silsilah
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17 Dome of the Chain, Qubbat es-Silsilah
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18 Throne of Salomon, Kursi Suleiman
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19 Dome of the Rock
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20 Dome of the Rock
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. Built in 691 by the Omayyad Caliph Abd-el-Malik, who wanted a Muslim shrine that would counterbalance the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and he wished to divert pilgrims away from Mecca and Medina (internal strife between th Muslim rulers in Jerusalem and those in the Arabian Peninsula).Under King Husseins instruction, Jordan’s Ministry of Awqaf commissioned the Irish construction firm Mivan for the unprecedented job of guilding the dome with 5000 glittering new gold plates, as well as rebuilding the roof supports.King Hussein raised the requisite $8.25 million by selling a house in London.'))
. Later it became the headquarters of the Knight Templars. After Saladins victory over Jerusalem in 1187 the building once again became a mosque'))
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' , 'A decorative fountain in the form of a cup, made out of one piece of stone. The Mameluke Emir Tankiz , ruler of Damascus, constructed the Cup in 1320. The Cup is surrounded by an ornamental railing and a serie of taps, where the Muslims wash face, hands and feet before praying.'))
' , 'is named after 2 people: Saladin Yussuf, who ordered its construction in 1191, and Yussuf Agha, who restored it in 1681. The prayer niche (mihrab) is inlaid with mother-of-pearl.'))
of wood, marking the site of the Furthermost Sanctuary mentioned in the Koran in the description of Mohammeds Night Journey (Sura17,1). The structure has been rebuilt a few times; It was destroyed and rebuild after 2 earthquakes in 747 and 1033. The last major rebuild was in 1035. El-Aksa is part of the complex of religious buildings in Jerusalem known as the Haram esh-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) to Muslims and the Temple Mount to Jews.'))
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. He was murdered at the entrance to the mosque. King hussein continued the restorations commenced by his grandfather. '))
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 also repaired the mosaics.'))
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, which is thought of in Jewish tradition as the omphalos, the navel of the universe.'))
. Legends holds that King Solomon sat here during the construction of the Temple, watching the sprits which he controlled.'))
. Built in 691 by the Omayyad Caliph Abd-el-Malik, who wanted a Muslim shrine that would counterbalance the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and he wished to divert pilgrims away from Mecca and Medina (internal strife between th Muslim rulers in Jerusalem and those in the Arabian Peninsula).Under King Husseins instruction, Jordan’s Ministry of Awqaf commissioned the Irish construction firm Mivan for the unprecedented job of guilding the dome with 5000 glittering new gold plates, as well as rebuilding the roof supports.King Hussein raised the requisite $8.25 million by selling a house in London.'))
. Built in 691 by the Omayyad Caliph Abd-el-Malik, who wanted a Muslim shrine that would counterbalance the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and he wished to divert pilgrims away from Mecca and Medina (internal strife between th Muslim rulers in Jerusalem and those in the Arabian Peninsula).Under King Husseins instruction, Jordan’s Ministry of Awqaf commissioned the Irish construction firm Mivan for the unprecedented job of guilding the dome with 5000 glittering new gold plates, as well as rebuilding the roof supports.King Hussein raised the requisite $8.25 million by selling a house in London.'))
