Note 571 — Chapter XIV · FRANKS AND MOSLEMS

The roof of the Dome of the Rock was destroyed by fire in 1448 (Mejîr ed Dîn), but this does not mean the Dome. Later texts refer to the work of Turkish sulṭâns. Suleimân in 1520 cased the bases and upper blocks of the pillars in the Dome of the Rock with marble, and gave the beautiful coloured windows in 1528. The doors were restored in 1564, and the wooden ceiling of the outer arcade was renewed in 1776. The latest restorations were those of Sulṭân Maḥmûd in 1830, and of ’Abd el ’Azîz in 1873–5. The Kishâni tiles of the exterior bear the date 1561 A. D. (see back, p. 253).