Stelae Park in Axum
The Axum Obelisk is ACTUALLY a stele - aka the Rome Stele
An obelisk has a pyramidal top
Rock-cut churches of Bet Giorgis
Kilwa Kisiwani
The slave market of Kilwa Kisiwani
Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe
The Dogon huts of Mali
The Dogon huts of Mali
The Dogon huts of Mali
Djinguereber Mosque of Timbuktu
Djinguereber Mosque of Timbuktu
Sankore Mosque of Timbuktu
Mande or Mali Empire
Map of the Sahel and principal cities
Askia Mohammed's tomb in Gao
Askia Mohammed's tomb in Gao
First Temple in Jerusalem
First Temple in Jerusalem
Temple Mount
Second Temple in Jerusalem
Second Temple in Jerusalem
Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans
Temple Mount
Temple Mount showing location of western wall
western wall
Islamic conquests three generations after Mohammed
The Kaaba in Mecca
Tmeple Mount again
Dome fo the Rock built about 690 CE
ablaq masonry
horseshoe arch
iwan arch
Great Mosque of Damascus
Great Mosque of Damascus