Omar, MOSQUE

OF. At Jerusalem. One of the most beautiful buildings of the Mohammedan world; dome-shaped above, with polygonal form below, wholly covered with tiles having green and blue ornament. Generally dated to the 7th century. Fergu on believed it to have been originally a Christian church of the 4th century. Omar Khayyam, ab.1050-ab.1122. Persian astronomer and agnostic poet. His Rubaiyat (quatrains) owes its great IMG:content-1654.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1655.png:[graphic] Olympus. IMG:content-1656.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small]