Dome of Yusuf

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The Dome of Yusuf (Arabic: ‎ Qubbat Yusuf) is a free-standing domed-structure on the Temple Mount, located at the southern end of the Dome of the Rock terrace. It was built by the Ottomans in 1681 to commemorate Joseph, known as Yusuf in Islam.^[1]^[2]

The Dome of Yusuf is a semi-enclosed rectangular building supported by three pointed open arches and a solid stone wall. The dome's exterior is covered with lead sheeting, and its interior is decorated with a ribbed pattern. Stone carvings and a marble-faced blind-niche decorates the northern face of the southern wall. Its lower half displays an Ayyubid inscription plaque, misleading some researches to believe that it was built during the Ayyubid period. An inscription that commemorates Saladin's construction of a wall and a bridge over the ditch in 1191 shows otherwise.^[2]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Qubbat Yusuf Archnet Digital Library.
^ ^a ^b Al-Aqsa Guide Friends of al-Aqsa 2007.

v • d • e Islamic structures on the Temple Mount

Mosques	al-Aqsa Mosque • Station of al-Buraq • Solomon's Stables

Domes	Dome of the Ascension • Dome of the Chain • Dome of al-Khidr • Dome of al-Khalili • Dome of Moses • Dome of the Muezzin • Dome of al-Nahawiyyah Dome of the Prophet • Dome of the Rock • Dome of Solomon • Dome of the Spirits • Dome of Yusuf • Dome of Yusuf Agha

Fountains	Fountain of Ibrahim al-Rumi • Fountain of Qasim Pasha • Fountain of Qayt Bay • Fountain of Sha'lan • Fountain of Sultan Solomon • Pool of Raranj

Other structures	Islamic Museum • Mihrab Ali Pasha • Minbar of Buran al-Din