Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day‚ influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture. The principal Islamic architectural types are: the Mosque‚ the Tomb‚ the Palace and the Fort. From these four types‚ the vocabulary of Islamic architecture is derived and used for buildings of lesser importance such as public baths‚ fountains and domestic architecture. * 3.1 Persian
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The Influences of Islamic Culture towards Architecture I. Introduction Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religions style from the foundation of Islam to present day. Most of the building is influenced by Islamic element with variety of style in which are Persian style‚ Indo-Islamic style and Indonesian-Malay style. II. Body A. The first style of Islamic culture that influences the architecture is Persian style. 1. Persian style can be identified
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Kelsey Pendleton 8 Nov 2010 Option 2 – Islamic Art In traditional Islamic architecture the Gibla was the wall facing in the direction of the Mecca‚ and contained a Maqsura‚ the place where the emir or caliph would pray. The Mihrab was usually a concave niche in the Gibla‚ indicating it as the Mecca-oriented wall of the mosque. However‚ the word Mihrab has been used to refer to a variety of architectural elements that vary in size‚ shape‚ and elaboration. This meaning of the word make the true
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September 19‚ 2012 Moorish Architecture in Andalusia Who were the Moors? The Moors were a group of Arabs‚ Berbers‚ and Iberian Muslims‚ who in the 8th century‚ conquered most of what is now modern day Spain and Portugal. My purpose for writing this paper is to inform the reader of one of many cultural contributions the Moors gave “Andalusia” (modern day Spain‚ Portugal‚ and bits of France). Much of Andalusia’s architecture was greatly influenced by Moorish architecture. The Moors had a history
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“Studying Islamic Architecture: Challenges and Perspectives” deals with a basic question that ‘why is western architecture always given more importance in practical and theory as compare d to that of Islamic architecture’? The article very well talks about the issue of western architecture being more important than the Islamic architecture. The article talks about both the pros and cons of the argument discussed above. The article also analyses why the two that is western architecture and Islamic architecture
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ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF DELHI SULTANATE The Sultanate period brought to India new styles of art and architecture which were soon absorbed into the existing set up. A number of factors were responsible for events to move in such a direction. The existing Indian styles and the new ideas had many common features‚ which allowed them to adapt to one another. For instance both the temple and mosque had large open courtyards. Also many temples were converted in mosques by the foreign invaders‚ and this
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between the sixth century A.D. and the fourteenth. My architecture in emphasis would be the Islamic Architecture. Although it is still present‚ it has lost many of its originality in identity as it was influenced by modernism. Thus‚ I would bring it back in its fullest original identity without depriving it from the evolutionary touch of recent technology. My reason behind it would be to revive the auto-sustainable systems used by the Islamic architecture’s traditional design. Besides‚ its intricate
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The architecture of a country acts like a mirror for understanding the way of living and also the developments of the place that have led to the creation of the country as it looks today. The architecture of a country gives an insight into a country’s developments over the years. Many times architecture also helps us predict what type of traditions have been followed in the country over a large span of time. The thesis mainly deals with analyzing whether the direction of development of architecture
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AR2224 Ideas and Approaches in Design Copyright © 2013-14 by Department of Architecture. Mr. Tomohisa Miyauchi and Mr. Roland Sharpe Flores‚RA. All rights reserved. Eye Reflecting the Interior of the Theatre of Besancon Drawing Ledoux‚ Claude-Nicolas‚ 1736-1806 “Between the carpenter’s weight strings and marking lines [is something] close to government and enlightenment.” Li Hua‚ 715-766 Hanyuandian fu (Rhapsody on the Enfolding-Vitality Hall) Ideas and Approaches in Design presents
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Islamic Art and Architecture; Influence and Effects Introduction During the reign of the Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ and Mughal rulers‚ architecture and art took on more meaning than it had in the past. The types of architecture and manuscript writing have had both symbolic significance and influence on the people of these empires. The architecture can be said to have had the greatest impact on the presence of power and devotion to Islamic arts of all of the empires‚ while manuscripts were held privately
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