Dome Of Yusuf Agha
The Dome of Yusuf Agha ( ar, قبة يوسف أغا ) is a small square building with a dome in the al-Aqsa Compound (), in the courtyard between the Islamic Museum and Qibli Mosque, al-Aqsa Mosque (al-Qibli). History It was built in 1681 and commemorates Yusuf agha (title), Agha. He also endowed the Dome of Yusuf, a smaller and more intricate-looking structure about to the north. It was converted in the 1970s into a ticket office and an information kiosk for visitors. Environs It is in the middle of an open-air courtyard that stores detached column capitals. To its south is the al-Aqsa Library. To its west are the Islamic Museum and the Gate of the Moors, Moors' Gate (Morocco Gate). There's another domed building to its northwest: the (the sebil of the Moors' Gate). To its southwest is the al-Fakhariyya Minaret. To its north is a mihrab with a small window in it, the mihrab of the :commons:Mastabat as-Sanawbar, Pine Platform () (). References External links * * ...
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Dome Of Yusuf
The Dome of Yusuf ( ar, قبة يوسف ) is a free-standing domed structure on the Temple Mount, located south of the Dome of the Rock. It was built by Saladin (born Yusuf) in the 12th century, and has been renovated several times. It bears inscriptions from the 12th and 17th centuries: one dated 1191 in Saladin's name, and two mentioning Yusuf Agha, possibly a governor of Jerusalem or a eunuch in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman imperial palace.Qubbat Yusuf
Archnet Digital Library.Al-Aqsa Guide
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A rectangular semi-enclosed structure resembling an aedicule, the Dome of Yusuf sits up ...
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