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|description = The third holiest site in [[Islam]]. | |description = The third holiest site in [[Islam]]. | ||
|location = [[Temple Mount]], [[Jerusalem]] | |location = [[Temple Mount]], [[Jerusalem]] | ||
|dateconstructed = c. 751 CE | |||
|dateconstructed = | |functions = Mosque<br>[[Templars|Templar]] headquarters | ||
|functions = Mosque<br>[[Templar]] headquarters | |||
|affiliation = [[Islam]] | |affiliation = [[Islam]] | ||
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The '''Al-Aqsa Mosque''' is a major mosque in [[Jerusalem]] and the third holiest site in [[Islam]], located on the [[Temple Mount]]. It was | The '''Al-Aqsa Mosque''' is a major mosque in [[Jerusalem]] and the third holiest site in [[Islam]], located on the [[Temple Mount]]. It was built in 751 and replaced an older wooden mosque. | ||
During the time Jerusalem was in [[Crusaders|Crusader]] hands, the mosque was used as a royal palace and commonly known as Solomon's Temple, despite not being the [[Solomon's Temple|real one]]. In 1119, it was transformed into a headquarters for a newly established Crusader order founded by | During the time Jerusalem was in [[Crusaders|Crusader]] hands, the mosque was used as a royal palace and commonly known as Solomon's Temple, despite not being the [[Solomon's Temple|real one]]. In 1119, it was transformed into a headquarters for a newly established Crusader order founded by [[Hugues de Payens]], whose name was derived from that location: the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, otherwise known as the [[Templars|Knights Templar]].<ref name=AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
''Aqsa'' is Arabic word meaning "remote, (very) far, distant"; Al-Aqsa is traditionally translated as "the farthest". | ''Aqsa'' is an Arabic word meaning "remote, (very) far, distant"; Al-Aqsa is traditionally translated as "the farthest". | ||
The mosque is | The mosque's model in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' is smaller than its real-life counterpart, and some of its details and structure are also different compared to the real mosque. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
Alaqsamosqueroof.png|The mosque's rooftops | Alaqsamosqueroof.png|The mosque's rooftops | ||
Alaqsamosqueentrance.png|One of the entrances to the mosque | Alaqsamosqueentrance.png|One of the entrances to the mosque | ||
Latest revision as of 19:18, 6 May 2026
The Al-Aqsa Mosque is a major mosque in Jerusalem and the third holiest site in Islam, located on the Temple Mount. It was built in 751 and replaced an older wooden mosque.
During the time Jerusalem was in Crusader hands, the mosque was used as a royal palace and commonly known as Solomon's Temple, despite not being the real one. In 1119, it was transformed into a headquarters for a newly established Crusader order founded by Hugues de Payens, whose name was derived from that location: the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, otherwise known as the Knights Templar.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Aqsa is an Arabic word meaning "remote, (very) far, distant"; Al-Aqsa is traditionally translated as "the farthest".
The mosque's model in Assassin's Creed is smaller than its real-life counterpart, and some of its details and structure are also different compared to the real mosque.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The mosque's rooftops -
One of the entrances to the mosque
