Damascene art

Damascene ('Ajami) handmade art is a historical handmade art made for the high-class people to decorate their castles and palaces, it was invented during the Umayyad time and flourished during the Ottoman period when it become Ottoman art and was sultanate art for all Sultan's palaces at that time.

Damascene art spread in the middle eastern palaces and first appeared to the public in a full Islamic version in the interior of the dome of the rock in Jerusalem, that was initial construction was undertaken by the Umayyad Caliphate on the orders of Abd al-Malik 691–692 CE, The Dome of the Rock is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture.

Umayyad Mosque also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus is located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world that has Damascene art applied on its ceilings and wood panels.

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The symbols in Damascene art are decorative, geometric, numerical, and linear drawings that have philosophical and artistic readings. it indicates a subject that embodies the greatness of Islam and the reverence of Muslims for the beauty of the Creator’s creation by transforming these symbols into decorative spaces that indicate the Muslim’s thanks to his Creator.