1. Significance of the Dome of the Rock
The dome is approximately 20 meters in diameter and rises to a height of 30 meters above the surrounding stone. ... "The Dome of the Rock encircles the holy rock, according to tradition beneath the ancient stone, there is Bir el-arneh, (the well of souls). ... Creswell described the Dome of the Rock's aesthetics as "where by the size of every part is related to every other part in some definite proportion, that building instead of being a collection of odd notes becomes a harmonious chord in stone" (qtd. by Hayes). ...
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