Dome of the Rock

Dome of the Rock in DOS and CD-ROM Deluxe versions.

“Built on historic Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock is the third holiest sight in Islam. The mosque was founded in 691 AD by Omayyad Caliph Malik. The orginal cupola was said to have been covered by 10,000 sheets of pure gold, then looted by invaders. The present dome is gold-plated aluminum. The outside of the mosque is faced with 45,000 tiles which make up a fantasy of mosaics and quotations from the Koran. According to legend, the steps to mosque are where the scales will be placed on Judgement Day to weigh to souls of man.”

—Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)

The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة, Qubbat aṣ-Ṣaḵra), also referred to in-game as the Mosque of Omar (Arabic: مسجد عمر بن الخطاب, Masjid Eumar bin Alkhataab), is a building in Jerusalem, Israel that sits in the center of the Al-Asqua mosque on top of Haram al-Sharif.

In the PC versions of Mario is Missing!, a Koopa Troopa stole the Dome of the Rock itself, forcing the site to close. Until Luigi returns the dome to the curator, they will reward him 1540 dollars.

Item information

Person	Quote
PC version
	"It's said it was once real gold, then replaced with 200 tons of lead, I'm told."
	"It's the bubble atop of what belongs near the El Aqsa Mosque. Take your shoes off as the Muslims do."
	"It's the dome from the "Mosque of Omar," but mosque is a "mask" here as it is not one at all."
	"That golden dome rightly belongs in "The Old City" as it was built in 691."
	"It's the Dome from the Dome of the Rock, a holy place in Jerusalem. Some say it's the center of the world."

Questions

To prove the dome's authenticity, Luigi must answer two of the following questions:

• The original cupola was made of:
  • porcelain
  • aluminum
  • recycled tiles
  • gold
• The Dome of the Rock is sacred to:
  • Christians
  • Islam
  • Caliph Malik
  • rock collectors
• Another name for the Dome of the Rock is:
  • Stonehenge
  • Mosque of Omar
  • Temple Mount
  • the Pentagon

Trivia

• Although the Dome of the Rock and the Mosque of Omar are treated as the same place in-game, the latter is actually the name of two completely different buildings, one in Jerusalem and another in Bethlehem, Palestine. Conflating the three with one another is a common misconception.