DAMASCUS, 25 February (BelTA - SANA) - The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the ...

While Byzantine architecture regularly made use ... Although the Umayyads only ruled Damascus for 90 years, their great mosque remained unchanged for the next 1,300 years, with later dynasties ...

Criterion (i): Damascus testifies to the unique aesthetic achievement of the civilizations which created it. The Great Mosque is a masterpiece of Umayyad architecture, which together with other major ...

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest ... It is a monumental example of Islamic architecture, holding deep historical, cultural, and religious ...

705–715), is one of the great monuments of world architecture ... Arcade leading from the west to the Great Mosque of Damascus, 2010 (photo by Alain George) Al-Walid’s destruction was viewed ...

UNESCO hails Damascus's "impressive" Roman city walls and "incomparable" Great Mosque, praised as a masterpiece of Umayyad architecture. According to UNESCO, the Great Mosque's position at the ...

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest ... It is a monumental example of Islamic architecture, holding deep historical, cultural, and religious ...