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First World War Black and White Photograph of the Interior of The Mosque Al-Aqsa Jerusalem

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1917 - 1919

Overview

A small black and white photograph showing the interior of an ornate building. The image shows a large open area with ornate columns on either side. The columns reach about half the height of the hall and above them are stone arches and other decorations that reach the ceiling which appears to be wooden. At the end of the line of columns there is a pulpit or similar. There is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling near the “pulpit” and other lights hang from the ceiling. The floor is carpeted. The reverse of the image has the proforma printing of part of a postcard and an inscription. The photograph has a small border and is in good condition apart from two small brown stains on the top left hand border.

Historical information

Following the liberation of Jerusalem, soldiers on leave were able to visit the city and its sites. Many documented these visits through photographs.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2022.1.84

Item type

Photographs

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Photo Paper

Width

88 mm

Height or length

66 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On the reverse in machine printing “CARD / ADDRESS ONLY” with “/ Inside Mosk / Jerusalem” written in black ink.

Contextual information

The Al-Aqsa Mosque, originally constructed about 20 years after the nearby Dome of the Rock, is Jerusalem’s biggest mosque. The vast hall, 82 metres by 55 metres, has seven rows of columns There is no seating; the congregation sits and prostrates on the expensively carpeted floor.

Keywords

First World War

10th Light Horse Regiment

Jerusalem

Place made

Egypt

Year

1917 - 1919

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity