The universal geography - the earth and its inhabitants (1876) (14742506936)

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Title: The universal geography : the earth and its inhabitants
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905 Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913 Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: London : J.S. Virtue & Co., Ltd.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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angle by the loftyAntonia tower. Here formerly stood the temple of Solomon, to which worshippers went up from all the tribes of Israel. To this first sanctuary succeeded those of Nehemiahand Herod, which in their turn were followed by a temple of Jupiter, a churchdedicated to the Virgin, and lastly the famous Cupola of the Rock (Kubbet-es-Sakhra), erected at the end of the seventh century. This monument, remarkablefor its extreme simplicity, is nevertheless one of the most gracefid and harmoniousin Asiatic Turkey. It forms a vast hexagon pierced by seven pointed windows ineach of its fa9ades, which are themselves embellished with marbles and enamelled VOL. IX. E E 418 SOUTH-WESTEEN ASIA. porcelain tiles. In the centre of the building is inscribed a circular nave with twoconcentric colonnades, above which rises the light structure of the dome, resting ona wall decorated externally with verses from the Koran in bright letters on an Pig. 191.—Remains of the Antonia Foetress, Jerusalem.
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enamelled azure ground. In the interior the fine proportions of the edifice areinterrupted only towards the centre, where the regular pavement is suddenlybroken by a projecting rock, the famous Sakhra, which has been identified withthe summit of Mount Moriah. On this spot the sacrificing priests immolated the JERUSALEM. 419 victims, whose blood flowed ttrough underground passages down to tlie torrent ofKedron. From Sakhra, supposed to be the foundation of the universe and sourceof the four rivers of Paradise, Mohammed took his heavenward flight. Some other mosques and diverse monuments resting on old foundations arecomprised within the space, some thirty-five acres ia extent, which is surroundedby the quadrilateral wall of the sacred enclosure. Recent excavations have broughtto light a great part of the substructures, notably the underground galleries, wherehundreds of Jews took refuge after the capture of the Temple by the Romansunder Titus. These vaiilted galleries formed part of th

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