Dome of Yusuf Agha

The Dome of Yusuf Agha is a small square building with a dome in the al-Aqsa Compound, in the courtyard between the Islamic Museum and al-Aqsa Mosque.

History

It was built in 1681 and commemorates Yusuf Agha. He also endowed the Dome of Yusuf, a smaller and more intricate-looking structure about to the north.
It was converted in the 1970s into a ticket office and an information kiosk for visitors.

Environs

It is in the middle of an open-air courtyard that stores detached column capitals.
To its south is the al-Aqsa Library.
To its west are the Islamic Museum and the Moors' Gate.
There's another domed building to its northwest: the .
To its southwest is the al-Fakhariyya Minaret.
To its north is a mihrab with a small window in it, the mihrab of the Pine Platform .