A must see in Damascus is the Omayyad mosque, built by the Omayyad Caliph in 705 when Damascus was capital of the Arab Islamic empire. The mosque took ten years and eleven million gold dinars to build, and became an architectural model for hundreds of mosques throughout the world. The mosque has a large prayer hall and an enormous courtyard. The interior walls are covered with mosaic panels, made of coloured and gilded glass, portraying scenes from nature. The dome is greyish-blue, and is celebrated for its magnificence. The prayer hall contains a domed shrine venerated by both Christians and Muslims, the tomb of St. John the Baptist.
All the women in the mosque were having a good laugh at Caroline.
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