Two million Muslims from around the globe began the hajj pilgrimage this week as they travelled to the holy city of Mecca. The journey is said to be one of the five pillars of Islam, the ...

Open: Wellcome Collection Mecca: shrine of Kaʻbah within the Al-Ha... Mecca: shrine of Kaʻbah within the Al-Haram mosque, with a view of the city. Lithograph, c. 1820.