Great Mosque
Damascus, Syria
minaret of the Great Mosque is seen from many parts of the old city
columns around the courtyard
closer view
the fountain
washing before prayer
the treasury
(safest place to store valuables
was thought to be in the courtyard of the mosque)
building mosaics
panel detail
mihrab
(inside the mosque, the niche
pointing to Mecca)
mimbar
(where the message at Friday prayers
is said)
children in the mosque
