IMJ371268 Photographic Views in the Holy Land: Al-Aqsa Mosque, 1855-57 (salt print) by Diness, Mendel John (1827-1900); The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; (add.info.: The Al-Aqsa Mosque is located on the Temple Mount, or al-Haram ash-Sharif, in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam; Muslims believe the prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Journey; Originally a small prayer house built by the Rashidun caliph Umar, the current building dates from the 11th century;); 穢 Israel Museum, Jerusalem ; Anonymous Gift; American, out of copyright.