Green Dome

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
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Al-Madinah Province
Rite	Ziyarat
Leadership	President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques: Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
Location
Location	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi,; Medina, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
	Location of the Green Dome in present-day Saudi Arabia Green Dome (Middle East) Green Dome (West and Central Asia)
Administration	The Agency of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
Geographic coordinates	24°28′03.22″N 039°36′41.18″E / 24.4675611°N 39.6114389°E
Architecture
Type	Tomb
Founder	Mamluk Sultan Al Mansur Qalawun
Date established	678 A.H. / 1279 C.E.
Completed	678 A.H. / 1279 C.E.
Materials	Wood, brick

The Green Dome (Arabic: ٱَلْقُبَّة ٱلْخَضْرَاء‎, romanized: al-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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[Peterson-5] Petersen, Andrew (2002). Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. Routledge. p. 183. ISBN 978-0203203873.

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Green Dome
Al-Qubbah Al-Khaḍrāʾ (ٱَلْقُبَّة ٱلْخَضْرَاء)
The Green Dome at the Prophet's Mosque and the Bab Al-Baqi' minaret
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Al-Madinah Province
Rite	Ziyarat
Leadership	President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques: Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
Location
Location	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Location of the Green Dome in present-day Saudi Arabia Show map of Saudi Arabia Green Dome (Middle East) Show map of Middle East Green Dome (West and Central Asia) Show map of West and Central Asia
Administration	The Agency of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
Geographic coordinates	24°28′03.22″N 039°36′41.18″E / 24.4675611°N 39.6114389°E / 24.4675611; 39.6114389 (Green Dome)
Architecture
Type	Tomb
Founder	Mamluk Sultan Al Mansur Qalawun^[1]
Date established	678 A.H. / 1279 C.E.^[2]^[1]
Completed	678 A.H. / 1279 C.E.^[2]^[1]
Materials	Wood,^[3] brick^[4]