East Ahmad Basha Solitude Place
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Landmark Location: It is around the nave, in the eastern side
Landmark Location relative to Dome of the rock: East of the Dome of the Rock
Landmark History:In 1006 AH 1598 AD
Reason of the name: Named after the person who ordered its construction; Ahmed Basha Al-Radwan.
Builder Name: It was constructed on an order from Ahmed Basha Al-Radwan.
Details of the shape:
Consists of two stories. Each story consists of one room. uses the upper room to guard Al-Aqsa Mosque, the bottom is a store.
Additional Information about the landmark:
Ottoman construction, now used as a translation office (documents and a place for tourists’ guidance). It was previously used as a room for worshipping and teaching. Below it a room also previously used for worship.
An Overview of the Landmark:
Ahmed Basha’s villa was built in (1006 AH) by order of Ahmed Basha Al-Radwan. It consists of two stories and each story consists of one room.
The upper room, overlooking the Rock, is used for guarding the mosque, and the lower one served as warehouse store at the beginning of the Ottoman era.
It is located on the edge of the northern Rock’s nave, on the eastern side. It is now used as a translation office (translation of texts and a place of guidance for visitors). It was formerly used as a room for worshipping and teaching.
