Damascus, 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 seven wonders of Islam in ...

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 seven wonders of Islam in the world.

With its Great Mosque at the heart of an urban plan deriving from the Graeco-Roman grid, the city provided the exemplary model for the Arab Muslim world. Criterion (iii): Historical and archaeological ...