The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Caaba

Also known as Kaaba, Ka'ba

  • temple
  • Pre-Islamic Arabian shrine architecture

The cubic sanctuary of Mecca, the ancient Arabian shrine that Mahomet purified and made the center of pilgrimage. It is a sacred building, not the city around it.

Type
temple
Style
Pre-Islamic Arabian shrine architecture
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 225
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    The cubic sanctuary of Mecca, the ancient Arabian shrine that Mahomet purified and made the center of pilgrimage. It is a sacred building, not the city around it.

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