The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . theraised stoa upon which the Mosque of Omar stands. Herewe put on red morocco shoes purchased from the bazars forthe purpose, and kejot them on until we left the Mosque ofEl Aksa. The first thing that struck me within the inclosure of theharem was its great size. It contains about thirty-five acresmore or less; for, owing to irregularities in its outline andboundaries, it is not possible to arrive at entire is about 1500 feet on the east side, 1600 on the
The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . theraised stoa upon which the Mosque of Omar stands. Herewe put on red morocco shoes purchased from the bazars forthe purpose, and kejot them on until we left the Mosque ofEl Aksa. The first thing that struck me within the inclosure of theharem was its great size. It contains about thirty-five acresmore or less; for, owing to irregularities in its outline andboundaries, it is not possible to arrive at entire is about 1500 feet on the east side, 1600 on the west, 1000on the north, and 900 on the south end. This large inclosureundoubtedly takes in, on the north, the whole area of thecastle of Antonia. I noticed that the rock on the northwestcorner had been cut away, leaving a perpendicular face, insome parts at least twenty feet high. The surface is not a perfect level, but declines in variousdirections. From the entrance we walked over smooth barerock, descending rapidly toward the southeast, then roseover greensward to the foot of the stoa, which may be ele- lA,.,.i;,l„. TEMPLE AREA—MOSQUE OF OMAK. 583 vated about twelve feet at the north end. There is also alarge descent southward from the Mosque of Omar to ElAksa, and on the east side there is quite a depression at theGolden Gate. The stoa is not paved with marble, as has been often stated,but with slabs of the ordinaiy flagging-stone of this have admirable drawings of the Mosque of Omar andits surroundings, and from them one obtains a good idea ofthe whole alYau\ The pen-pictures are immensely over-drawn, and the colored views are glaring , at the base, the edifice is an octagon of about onehundred and seventy feet diameter, each of the eight sidesbeing sixty-seven feet long. There are four doors at theopposite cardinal points. The dome is sustained by fourgreat piers, and has twelve arches which rest on are also many other
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