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Sketch of the Plan of the Great Mosque of Timbuctoo, and View taken from the E.N.E.

Sketch of the Plan of the Great Mosque of Timbuctoo, and View taken fr...

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The tomb of Saladin, Damascus. This mausoleum, which is just outside the north-west corner of the Great Mosque, is jealously guarded, and it is difficult to gain access to it. The south-western minaret of the Great Mosque can be seen through the archway.

The tomb of Saladin, Damascus. This mausoleum, which is just outside ...

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Kubbet el Khazneh (Dome of the Treasures), Damascus. In the west part of the court of the Great Mosque. It is said to contain ancient books and other relics which are held sacred.

Kubbet el Khazneh (Dome of the Treasures), Damascus. In the west part...

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A Mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the Minaret of 'Isa (Jesus). This minaret (on the summit of which Moslem tradition says that Jesus will appear on the Judgement Day) is at the south-east corner of the Great Mosque, Damascus, and is two hundred and fifty feet in height. The beautiful octagonal minaret at the south-west corner is called El Gharbîyeh. A third minaret, not shown in this illustration, is called El 'Arûs (the Bride).

A Mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the Minaret of...

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The citadel from the "Tombs of the Memlûks." The Great Mosque of Mohammed 'Aly with is tall minarets and clister of somes dtands within the Citadel, and is the most conspicuous land-mark of Cairo.

The citadel from the "Tombs of the Memlûks." The Great Mosque of Moha...

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The Arch of Triumph, Damascus. At the western side of the Great Mosque, as seen from a roof of a house in the Book Bazaar. When entire its width was eighty feet and its height seventy feet.

The Arch of Triumph, Damascus. At the western side of the Great Mosqu...

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Bâb Shurky (East Gate), Damascus, an ancient Roman portal with three arches. The central and southern ones are now built up; the northern arch, now in use, is concealed by the Saracenic Gate, at right-angles with it. The Great Mosque can be seen in the distance.

Bâb Shurky (East Gate), Damascus, an ancient Roman portal with three a...

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Greek inscription on an ancient and disused doorway of the Great Mosque. In the south wall; it can only be seen from the roof of the Silversmiths' Bazaar. The words are, "Thy kingdom, O Christ, is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations."

Greek inscription on an ancient and disused doorway of the Great Mosqu...

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Entrance to the Great Mosque (Jamia el Kebîr), Nâblus. At the east end of the city; it was originally a church dedicated to St. John

Entrance to the Great Mosque (Jamia el Kebîr), Nâblus. At the east en...

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