Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mosque
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Damascus
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Umayyad_architecture
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Umayyad_Caliph_al-Walid_I
gptkbp:capacity up to 13,000 worshippers
gptkbp:containsRelicsOf head of Husayn ibn Ali (reputedly)
head of John the Baptist (reputedly)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:denomination Sunni Islam
gptkbp:destroyedBy fire (several times in history)
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:architecture
gptkb:frescoes
historical significance
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Ministry_of_Awqaf_(Syria)
gptkbp:hasCourtyard yes
gptkbp:hasDome 1
yes
gptkbp:hasLibrary yes
gptkbp:hasMihrab yes
gptkbp:hasMinaret gptkb:Minaret_of_Jesus
gptkb:Minaret_of_Qaitbay
gptkb:Minaret_of_the_Bride
3
gptkbp:hasMinbar yes
gptkbp:hasPrayerHall yes
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
gptkbp:influenced Islamic architecture
mosque design in the Islamic world
gptkbp:latitude 33.5111
gptkbp:location gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:longitude 36.3064
gptkbp:notableEvent site of historic sermons
site of major Islamic festivals
visit by Pope John Paul II in 2001
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Maqam_al-Husayn
gptkb:Shrine_of_John_the_Baptist
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:originallyBuiltAs site of a Christian basilica
site of a Roman temple
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:restored 13th century
20th century
gptkbp:significance important pilgrimage site
one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient City of Damascus
gptkbp:yearCompleted 715 CE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yahya_(John_the_Baptist)
gptkb:Saladin
gptkb:John_the_Forerunner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5