I got a special tour inside the Dome of the Rock. Here are my thoughts as I wandered around this sacred building.

The journey to capture the Dome of the Rock. National Geographic Photographer Ziyah Gafic shares an unprecedented look at the oldest Islamic monument in Jerusalem. Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

The journey to capture the Dome of the Rock. National Geographic Photographer Ziyah Gafic shares an unprecedented look at the oldest Islamic monument in Jerusalem. Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

The journey to capture the Dome of the Rock. National Geographic Photographer Ziyah Gafic shares an unprecedented look at the oldest Islamic monument in Jerusalem. Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

The journey to capture the Dome of the Rock. National Geographic Photographer Ziyah Gafic shares an unprecedented look at the oldest Islamic monument in Jerusalem. Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

The journey to capture the Dome of the Rock. National Geographic Photographer Ziyah Gafic shares an unprecedented look at the oldest Islamic monument in Jerusalem. Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

The journey to capture the Dome of the Rock. National Geographic Photographer Ziyah Gafic shares an unprecedented look at the oldest Islamic monument in Jerusalem. Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

The Dome of the Rock, built over 600 years after Solomon’s Temple, is a stunning but undeniable testimony to the Islamic colonization of a Jewish land. The historical timeline doesn’t lie.

The journey to capture the Dome of the Rock. National Geographic Photographer Ziyah Gafic shares an unprecedented look at the oldest Islamic monument in Jerusalem. Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

Sacred to Jews, Christians and Moslems alike, the rock has rarely lacked a noble covering. The present dome dates back to the great edifice erected by Abdul-Malek Ibn Marwan, Caliph of Damascus ...

It connects directly to the Dome’s plaza entrance with a pedestrian bridge. If you aren’t on four wheels, don’t worry. Intuit is surrounded by 10 bus stops.