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Well of Souls
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The Well of Souls is a partly natural, partly man-made cave located inside the Foundation Stone under the Dome of the Rock shrine on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. During the Crusader period, it was k
"The Cave beneath the Holy Rock, Jerusalem". Watercolor over pencil on paper, Carl Haag, 1859
"The Cave beneath the Holy Rock, Jerusalem". Watercolor over pencil on paper, Carl Haag, 1859
The Foundation Stone in the floor of the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem. The round hole at upper left penetrates to the Well of Souls below. The
The Foundation Stone in the floor of the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem. The round hole at upper left penetrates to the Well of Souls below. The cage-like structure above the hole covers the stairway entrance to the cave.
"The Cave Under the Great Rock on Mount Moriah" (illustration from Charles William Wilson's Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, 1883)
"The Cave Under the Great Rock on Mount Moriah" (illustration from Charles William Wilson's Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, 1883)
Entrance to the Well of Souls in the Dome of the Rock, 2018
Entrance to the Well of Souls in the Dome of the Rock, 2018
Templum Domini
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The Templum Domini was the name attributed by the Crusaders to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. It became an important symbol of Jerusalem, depicted on coins minted under the Catholic Christian King
Knights Templar Seal of the Crusader period, showing the Dome of the Rock on the reverse.
Knights Templar Seal of the Crusader period, showing the Dome of the Rock on the reverse.
The Temple of Solomon was anachronistically depicted as the Dome of the Rock in Western iconography well into the early modern period (here in a print
The Temple of Solomon was anachronistically depicted as the Dome of the Rock in Western iconography well into the early modern period (here in a print by Salvatore & Giandomenico Marescandoli of Lucca, 1600)