P1010233 - DAMAS - DAMASCUS - دمشق‎ Dimashq - information -in english -en français

            UMMAYYAD mosque / mosquée des OMEYYADES

built in 705 AD by the 6th Umeyyad caliph,on the spot where the arameens built a temple dedicated totheir god Hadad, then the romans built on top a temple dedicated to Jupiter in the third cent AD, in the 4th cent.the temple was converted into a church dedicated to St John the Baptist, the former buildings were flattened and it took 10 years to 1000 workers to complete the building.  The original building was renovated and restored many times
Construite en 705 après JC par le 6ème calife Omeyyade, à l'endroit où se trouvait un temple construit par les araméens dédié à leur dieuHada, puis les romains y construisirent au 3ème siècle un temple dédié à Jupiter, qui fut converti en église dédiéeà St Jean Baptiste. Les anciens bâtiments furent arasés et il fallu pas moins de 10 ans à 1000 hommes pour terminer ce bâtiment. La mosquée fut souvent rénovée et restaurée.
   

Taken in: سوريا / دمشق / دمشق (show map)

Taken on: October 22, 2010

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ45, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 4.5mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ45
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	4.5mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.0
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