[Entering the Haram esh Sharif] [picture] /

Part of the Hurley negative collection.; Condition: silvering.; See The Holy City, 1949. "Entering the Haram esh Sharif, the venerable sanctuary of the Moslems, our admiration is drawn to the Dome of the Rock, one of the most beautiful religious shrines in the world. The mosque known as the Dome of the Rock was erected by Abd el Melek ibn Merwan, the Ommayad Caliph (AD 687 -91) over the sacred rock from which Mohammed, the Prophet, is said to have ascended into heaven".; Hurley series: Palestine, World War II