Israel - The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

View of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount from the Al-Aqsa Mosque; you can see the so-called "Mawazin", the scales, on the top of the stairs, in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel, 10 September 2013. On the Day of Resurrection, according to Muslim tradition, all things, deeds, and sins of a person are weighed on the scales at these columns. Jerusalem is a holy city to all three monotheistic religions; Jews, Muslims, and Christians have some of their sanctuaries here. The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount is a octagonal building from Umayyad Era. It covers the rock from which, according to Muslim tradition, Muhammad ascended to heaven and met the former prophet of Judaism and Jesus. According to the Biblical tradition, this is the place where Abraham wanted to sacrifice his son Isaac. The Dome of the Rock with its golden roof is supposed to be the best-known landmark of Jerusalem; for Muslims, it is the third most holy place in the world after Mecca and Medina. Photo: Matthias Tödt