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 (al-Qibli).
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 (Morocco Gate). There's another domed building to its northwest: the (the sebil of the Moors' Gate).
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 () ().
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(41 seconds) Panorama of the courtyard with the dome in it. Another panorma, seen from farther north