Cities by Place of Worship - Picture Quiz

I managed to get both, but I think an actual closer-up photo of the one on the bottom would be better than a distance drawing.

I was surprised about that, too. I've only been to one, but my children have been to several of these.

The Mormon temple?

yes

How do they verify that you are a muslim?

In Saudi Arabia there are police checkpoints at regular intervals on every highway. On the roads leading to Mecca and Medina there are many of them close together. They stop every car and check your ID. IDs and visas issued by Saudi Arabia have your religion printed on them. You can also go to one of the many Islamic centers in the country and convert to Islam; they will give you a laminate stating that you have spoken the shahada.

In Jerusalem there are armed guards outside the entrance to the Temple Mount and also in front of the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque. They will ask you to recite the Al-Fatiha from memory (the first chapter of the Quran). But if you tell them that you are a stupid American who just recently converted and is struggling to learn Arabic, they might let you in with some documentation of your conversion.

Jewish Israelis can go up on the Temple Mount only on specially-arranged guided tours. Prayer of any kind is still absolutely forbidden though, and the police will drag you away if you try.

There are plenty of fanatics who record themselves getting arrested for praying up there, then post the videos to push their agenda.