Overview
A small octagonal monument with a distinctive crown-like feature above its dome. [3]
The Dome of the Ascension is an octagonal building northwest of the Dome of the Rock. A smaller canopy on columns crowns its roof, giving it a profile distinct from the other terrace domes. [3]
Awqaf records an Ayyubid rebuilding in 597 AH; the existing architectural reference places the dedication around 1200–01. Earlier origins are described differently by published sources, so the rebuilding should not be treated as an uncontested first foundation. [3][1]
Its name commemorates the Prophet Muhammad’s Ascension. The northern doorway and southern mihrab belong to the physical building; the sacred association is a religious tradition, not a date for the structure. [3]
