Discover the Dome of the Rock!

NEW YORK CITY and CAIRO—12th November 2011—Past Preservers and Crimson Bamboo LLC announced today the launch of a new Rama tour that explores the unique Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.

Matthew Morowitz’s tour, The Dome of the Rock, sets out to lead the reader through the centuries of history and religious devotion that helped to make the Dome of the Rock a unique place in the world.

Morowitz is an award winning scholar who graduated from Dickinson College in the US, when he specialized in both Archaeology and Art History. He draws on skills from both of these disciplines to introduce the visitor to the history, architecture and decoration of the Dome structure. 

“The Dome of the Rock is such an important site for world heritage”, explained Michael Carroll co-founder of Crimson Bamboo, “we are keen to publish Morowitz’s well-written and informative guide to help visitors understand the complex layers of art and history that continue to fascinate and inspire through out the centuries.”

 "I was interested in the Dome of the Rock after taking some Islamic Art and Archaeology courses during my time abroad.” Stated Morowitz. “I was very interested in the mosaics of the structure, as well as the connections it shared with architecture of Classical Antiquity.  In this tour is I am trying to present as much about the different histories that have shaped the appearance of the building over time."

Rama was named as one of the ten best new travel apps by BBC Travel in 2010 and can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/iTunesRama.

Author info packs can be requested by writing to info@pastpreservers.com.

Crimson Bamboo is a New York City-based Limited Liability Company founded in March 2010 with the mission of creating new convergences between people, data and the world.

Past Preservers, founded by Nigel J. Hetherington in 2005, taps into its extensive network of archaeologists, historians, Egyptologist, engineers, geologists and other specialists to provide historical and archaeological consultancy, and professional support to the media industry. With offices in Cairo and London, and representatives throughout the Middle East, North America and Europe, Past Preservers has a strong hold on the international media scene, having completed assignments for the History Channel, National Geographic Channel, Al-Jazeera International, TLC and Living Channel.

Contact:

Nigel J. Hetherington MA

CEO and Founder

Past Preservers

nigel@pastpreservers.com

www.pastpreservers.com