Soldiers of the IDF on security duties in the Muslim quarter protecting the Jews as they make there way to the wailing wall. Jerusalem, Israel, 2012.
Man praying at the wailing wall. Jerusalem, Israel, 2012.
During the Crusades the Dome of the Rock was given to the Augustinians, who turned it into a church while the Al-Aqsa Mosque became a royal stable. The Knights Templar, who believed the Dome of the Rock was the site of the Temple of Solomon, later set up their headquarters in the Al-Aqsa Mosque adjacent to the Dome for much of the 12th century. The "Templum Domini", as they called it, was featured on the official seals of the Order's Grand Masters, and it became the architectural model for Templar churches across Europe.
