Umayyad Mosque‚ Damascus‚ Syria Space and Symbolism By Shijo Jose (A/2371/2011) History of Architecture II Year Sem IV Great Mosque of Damascus‚ also called Umayyad Mosque‚ the earliest surviving stone mosque‚ built between ad 705 and 715 by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I. The mosque stands on the site of a 1st-century Hellenic temple to Jupiter and of a later church ‘Basilica of Saint John the Baptist’. Some Syrio-Roman fragments remain in the structure‚ as does a shrine supposedly enclosing
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Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan‚ aiming for overwhelming size‚ majesty and splendour. It has 6 minarets along with 8 domes and 1 main one. [edit]The façade of the spacious forecourt was built in the same manner as the façade of the Süleymaniye Mosque‚ except for the addition of the turrets on the corner domes. The court is about as large as the mosque
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I didn’t have a name for it. Whenever I heard the azan in Khartoum‚ whenever I heard the Qur’an recited I would feel a bleakness in me and a depth and space would open up‚ hollow and numb.” (Aboulela‚ Minaret‚ p. 134) - Thus‚ Najwa also disregard the presence of God when she and Anwar were in a place where people do not care of what they were doing - Hence‚ she met her turning point and started to change gradually after life hits her down slowly in London
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monumental courtyard on the west side. The corners of the courtyard is marked with four minarets. The two minarets on the north end are approximately 184 feet tall and have three balconies. While the minarets on the south end are approximately 242 feet tall and only have two balconies. These four minarets symbolizes Suleyman as the fourth sultan after the Conquest of Constantinople. The minarets also have 10 galleries‚ which symbolizes Suleyman as the tenth sultan in the Ottoman Empire
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Mosque From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A modern-style mosque built on water in Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia. This article is part of the series: | Islam | | Beliefs[show]Allah · Oneness of God Prophets · Revealed books Angels | Practices[show]Profession of faith · Prayer Fasting · Charity · Pilgrimage | Texts and laws[show]Qur’an · Sunnah · Hadith Fiqh · Sharia · Kalam · Sufism | History and leadership[show]Timeline · Spread of Islam Ahl al-Bayt ·
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for praying in public‚ especially on Fridays. This is the umayyad mosque of Damascus. * 8. Parts of a mosque The muezzin called to prayer from the minaret. The Giralda in Seville was the minaret of the old mosque. The mosque was destroyed‚ and now the plant is occupied by the catholic gothic cathedral. * 9. Parts of a mosque Some minarets had funny shapes. This one is helicoidal‚ and its in Samarra (Irak) * 10. Parts of a mosque After going through a door‚ we find a courtyard or patio
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TaThe TajMahal (/ˈtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl/ often /ˈtɑːʒ/;[2] Hindi: ताजमहल‚ from Persian/Urdu: تاج محل "crown of palaces"‚ pronounced [ˈt̪aːdʒ mɛˈɦɛl]; also "the Taj"[3]) is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage".[4] Taj Mahal is regarded by many as the
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In 1631‚ Shah Jahan‚ emperor during the Mughal empire’s period of greatest prosperity‚ was grief-stricken when his third wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal‚ died during the birth of their 14th child‚ Gauhara Begum.[13] Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632.[14] The court chronicles of Shah Jahan’s grief illustrate the love story traditionally held as an inspiration for Taj Mahal.[15][16] The principal mausoleum was completed in 1648 and the surrounding buildings and garden were finished five years later. Emperor
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could call it a monument to symmetry. From the formal gardens divided into four sections‚ to the tomb 900 feet from the entrance‚ the four minarets continue this symmetrical theme. The minarets next to the Taj Mahal are 41.1 meters or 137 feet high and are cylindrical columns with beveled angles. Located at each of the corners of the raised marble plinth the minarets repeat the right angles that are an obvious part of the Taj Mahal. The main structure is cubical. The windows have arches which comes to
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Taj Mahal ताज महल تاج محل | Southern view of the Taj Mahal. | Location | Agra‚ India | Coordinates | 27.174799°N 78.042111°E | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Built | 1632–1653[citation needed] | Architect | Ustad Ahmad Lahauri | Architectural style(s) | Mughal | Visitation | More than 3 million (in 2003) | | UNESCO World Heritage Site | Type | Cultural | Criteria | i | Designated | 1983 (7th session) | Reference # | 252 | State Party | India | Region | Asia-Pacific
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