Green Dome

Green Dome
Al-Qubbah Al-Khaḍrāʾ (ٱَلْقُبَّة ٱلْخَضْرَاء)
The Green Dome at the Prophet's Mosque and the Bab Al-Baqi' minaret
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionAl-Madinah Province
RiteZiyarat
LeadershipPresident of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques: Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
Location
LocationAl-Masjid an-Nabawi,
Medina, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Green Dome is located in Saudi Arabia
Green Dome
Location of the Green Dome in present-day Saudi Arabia
Green Dome is located in Middle East
Green Dome
Green Dome (Middle East)
Green Dome is located in West and Central Asia
Green Dome
Green Dome (West and Central Asia)
AdministrationThe Agency of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
Geographic coordinates24°28′03.22″N 039°36′41.18″E / 24.4675611°N 39.6114389°E / 24.4675611; 39.6114389 (Green Dome)
Architecture
TypeTomb
FounderMamluk Sultan Al Mansur Qalawun[1]
Date established678 A.H. / 1279 C.E.[2][1]
Completed678 A.H. / 1279 C.E.[2][1]
MaterialsWood,[3] brick[4]

The Green Dome (Arabic: ٱَلْقُبَّة ٱلْخَضْرَاء, romanizedal-Qubbah al-Khaḍrāʾ, Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [al.ɡʊb.ba al.xadˤ.ra]) is a green-coloured dome built above the tombs of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the early Rashidun Caliphs Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) and Omar (r. 634–644), which used to be the Noble Chamber of Aisha. The dome is located in the southeast corner of Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, present-day Saudi Arabia.[5] Millions visit it every year, since it is a tradition to visit the mosque after or before the pilgrimage to Mecca.

The structure dates back to 1279 C.E., when an unpainted wooden cupola was built over the tomb. It was later rebuilt and painted using different colours (blue and silver) twice in the late 15th century and once in 1817. The dome was first painted green in 1837, and hence became known as the "Green Dome".[2]

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  2. ^ a b c Ariffin, Syed Ahmad Iskandar Syed (2005). Architectural Conservation in Islam: Case Study of the Prophet's Mosque. Penerbit UTM. pp. 88–89, 109. ISBN 978-9835203732.
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  5. ^ Petersen, Andrew (2002). Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. Routledge. p. 183. ISBN 978-0203203873.