Al Aqsa Mosque Damage

On the same day that a harrowing fire damaged the notre dame cathedral in paris some nerves were rattled at the fire that broke out yesterday in the marwani prayer room in jerusalem s al aqsa mosque the third holiest site in islam.

Al aqsa mosque damage. During the 1930s and 1940s large scale restoration of the al aqsa mosque involved the removal of dozens of beams from the mosque s ceiling arcades and dome. Israeli police armed with stun grenades and tear gas clashed on tuesday with palestinians throwing rocks and barricading themselves inside jerusalem s al aqsa mosque. As a result the al aqsa mosque has been rebuilt and renovated several times since its original umayyad construction. The inferno destroyed the roof of the 850 year old unesco world heritage.

The umayyad built al aqsa mosque most likely measured 112 x 39 meters. The fire is said to have occurred above the prayer hall in an open area. Notre dame de paris wasn t the only beloved house of worship that caught fire monday. Fire broke out at the al aqsa mosque at the same time as a raging inferno swept through the notre dame cathedral in paris.

Palestinians gather to perform the friday prayer at the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem faiz abu. A fire broke out at the revered al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem just as flames ravaged the notre dame cathedral in paris. Notre dame de paris wasn t the only beloved house of worship that caught fire monday. Jakarta antara a fire broke out in al aqsa mosque in jerusalem the third holiest site in islam on monday.

A fire broke out in al aqsa mosque in jerusalem the third holiest site in islam on monday. The al aqsa mosque has sustained serious earthquake damage over the years due to its construction on dirt fill from herod s first century c e. Footage showing smoke and fire emerging from the roof of a structure. The blaze didn t cause significant damage but it did endanger a part of the worship site that s over 2 000 years old.

Yet this ancient site that dates back to the year 705 c e. The iconic golden dome of the dome of the rock and al aqsa mosque located on the temple mount or haram el sharif is the third holiest site in islam and is recognized throughout the world as a symbol of the city of jerusalem. The blaze left the islamic holy site largely untouched damaging a single mobile guard booth.