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The Dome of Yusuf (Arabic: Qubbat Yusuf) is a free-standing domed-structure on the Temple Mount, located at the southern end of the Dome of the Rock terrace. It was built by Saladin in the late 12th century, and has been renovated several times.[1][2][3] It bears inscriptions from the 12th and 17th centuries: one dated 1191 in Saladin's name, and another to 1681 from Yusuf Agha, thought to have been the Governor of Jerusalem or a eunuch in the Ottoman imperial palace.[1][4][5]
A rectangular semi-enclosed structure, the Dome of Yusuf sits upon a solid stone wall and is supported by three pointed open arches. On the northern face of the southern wall, there are stone carvings and a marble-faced blind-niche. The exterior of the dome is covered in lead sheeting and the interior is decorated with a ribbed pattern.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Carole Hillenbrand (2000). The Crusades: Islamic perspectives (Illustrated, reprint, annotated ed.). Routledge. p. 191. ISBN 0415929148, 9780415929141. http://books.google.ca/books?id=UalnoF5MBHMC&pg=PA191&dq=%22dome+of+joseph%22+jerusalem&hl=en&ei=-gSqTIuIFYGhOtiatJcM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22dome%20of%20joseph%22%20jerusalem&f=false.
- ^ Gülru Necipoğlu (1998). Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World (Illustrated, annotated ed.). BRILL. p. 73. ISBN 9004110844, 9789004110847. http://books.google.ca/books?id=FG6ZlkRjD2IC&pg=PA73&dq=%22qubbat+yusuf%22+jerusalem&hl=en&ei=7gWqTKOOC4SbOv6z9agM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22qubbat%20yusuf%22%20jerusalem&f=false.
- ^ Myriam Rosen-Ayalon (2006). Islamic art and archaeology in Palestine (Illustrated ed.). Left Coast Press. p. 97. ISBN 1598740644, 9781598740646. http://books.google.ca/books?id=h7CfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22qubbat+yusuf%22+%22renovated+several+times%22&dq=%22qubbat+yusuf%22+%22renovated+several+times%22&hl=en&ei=DQuqTLaSIcrpOaCXqZwM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA.
- ^ a b Qubbat Yusuf Archnet Digital Library.
- ^ a b Al-Aqsa Guide Friends of al-Aqsa 2007.
Coordinates: 31°46′38.60″N 35°14′07.17″E / 31.777389°N 35.235325°E
Islamic structures on the Temple Mount Mosque 
Domes Dome of the Ascension • Dome of the Chain • Dome of al-Khidr • Dome of al-Khalili • Dome of Moses • Dome of the Muezzin • Dome of al-Nahawiyyah Dome of the Prophet • Dome of the Rock • Dome of Solomon • Dome of the Spirits • Dome of Yusuf • Dome of Yusuf AghaFountains Fountain of Ibrahim al-Rumi • Fountain of Qasim Pasha • Fountain of Qayt Bay • Fountain of Sha'lan • Fountain of Sultan Solomon • Pool of RaranjOther structures Islamic Museum • Mihrab Ali Pasha • Minbar of Buran al-DinMinarets See also Islamization of the Temple Mount • Jerusalem Islamic WaqfCategories:- Temple Mount
- Islamic architecture
- Arabic architecture
- Domes
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