Sunday, January 11, 2009

Iran



Iran 1000 Rials 1982 UNC
Front: Imam Reza Holy Shrine
Back: The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount

Print from 1887. (Architect Frederick Catherwood was the first westerner known to have made detailed drawings of the Dome of the Rock, which he accomplished during a six-week period in 1833

The Dome of the Rock, in 1913.

The Dome of the Rock illustrated Jewish religious works as early as the 16th century
Above Image and Information obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What You Know?
The Dome of the Rock was erected between 685 and 691 CE, making it the oldest extant Islamic building in the world

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