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Description
Property Name: Dome of the Chain, Qubbat al-Silsila (in Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, Al-Haram Ash-Sharif)
Inventory No: 972-2-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2007-10-03
Country (State party): Palestine
Province : Al Quds/Jerusalem
Town: Old town
Geographic coordinates: 31° 46′ 41.09″ N
35° 14′ 8.01″ E
Historic Period: Umayyad
Year of Construction: 691-2
Style: Umayyad
Original Use: Unknown
Current Use: Religious
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Located at the center of Haram, in the east of the Dome of the Rock, the Dome of the Chain is one of the focal points in Haram al-Sharif. It is one of the largest and earliest structures on the site. The monument is remarkable with the tile work and paintings.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
Lately, in 2013 the Islamic Waqf recently completed the restoration of the Dome of the Chain, after three years of continuous work by the engineers and technicians of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
References
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