Al-aqsa Mosque

The Al-aqsa Mosque is the most important Mosque in Jerusalem and is the third

holiest site in Islam it is located south of the Dome of the Rock with the Jewish Western Wall located to its west. In 1951 King Abullah of Jordan was assassinated there and the future King Hussein almost died there during this attack.

Touring this Mosque was very impressive, with all of the stained glass, chandeliers, stacks of Qurans at various locations, every sound seemed to echo and be amplified with all of the hard surfaces and columns, only the bright rug mitigated the echoes. The length of the building was astonishing with all of the columns making the building seem even larger.