| Show X X X X X X X X I X X X X I X I X X X X I X I I I Mosque Fine Specimen of Arab Architecture I I The pride of or the Ihl Moslem world Is tho Iho mos iu of or the luls It was S erected h by that famous dj dynasty nasty of or caliph Iud Ind rebuilt niter after Its Us destruction tion by hy In- In Inon on the occasion OllIson of If the conquest con In quest of b by lh the Iii Mongol hordes of Tamerlane It was nuts then that tho I the once 1111 ill tC famous craft of ot Ilium- Ilium scene accrue dime lo to a n tragic end and ne er 1111 0 has hils Damascus seas produced I Its I H fit famous h word ord once ho the moM 1 treasured arts of tin till oriental warrior TIll The mos tic of t the h. h Is n typical specimen n of or Arab rd religious from the It architecture and differs tho llo absence of t. t Turkish mosques by ate DIO big central cupola A huge oblong oblong- Iong shaped With an un open o urt Uit Us Its plain and III exterior Is U likely to tho Ito visitor vie vis II Jr 0 luo the till precincts pm J of the sanctuary stands dumfounded with it an lilt overwhelming o Impression of ot splendor The halls holls surrounding the tho court are lire of such vast dimensions that dint they hold huh several chapels of the daintiest est structure which In themselves are ure large enough to be temples The floor Is c covered throughout with the most luxurious carpets Edward J HIng Bing In InCurrent inCurrent Current History Magazine |
