Great Mosque of Damascus
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Title
Great Mosque of Damascus
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Artist
Unknown.
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Style
Late antique Roman/Byzantine art.
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Iconography
Non-figural representational iconography (trees, buildings, rivers) and textual iconography (inscriptions of specific verses of the Quran).Thematically center paradise, angels, the Last Judgement and end times.
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Patronage
Caliph Al-Walid
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Reception
Very positive. Dome was a particular point of fascination for early visitors, including Ibn Jubayr.
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Function
Religious — Intended to bring people in to pray.
Monument — Bring glory to Damascus, Caliph Al-Walid and the religion of Islam.
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