Umayyad Mosque, Damascus (reputed)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Umayyad_Mosque,_Damascus_(reputed)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mosque
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Damascus
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Umayyad_Caliph_al-Walid_I
gptkbp:capacity up to 13,000 worshippers
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 706
715
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:destroyedBy fire (several times in history)
gptkbp:formerPosition Christian basilica dedicated to John the Baptist
gptkbp:hasSubShrine gptkb:John_the_Baptist
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Umayyad Mosque, Damascus (reputed)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:mainPrayerHallLength 136 meters
gptkbp:mainPrayerHallWidth 37 meters
gptkbp:minaretsCount 3
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:judge
minarets
gptkbp:notableMinaret gptkb:Minaret_of_Jesus
gptkb:Minaret_of_Qaitbay
gptkb:Minaret_of_the_Bride
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:restored various Islamic dynasties
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world
gptkbp:significantEvent site of important Islamic events and gatherings
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1979
yes
Ancient City of Damascus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prophet_Yahya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5