This is a Green Dome of Masjid al-Nabawi, Madinah from the Ottaman Empire era….

This is a Green Dome of Masjid al-Nabawi, Madinah from the Ottaman Empire era.

The current dome was built in 1818 by the orders of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808 – 1839 CE). It was painted green for the first time in 1837 CE and it has been so ever since.