mosque architecture

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4 iwan

4 barrel vaults

  • Masjid-i Jami Isfahan, Iran

  • Sultan Hasan Mosque Cairo, Egypt

<p>4 barrel vaults</p><ul><li><p>Masjid-i Jami Isfahan, Iran</p></li><li><p>Sultan Hasan Mosque Cairo, Egypt</p></li></ul><p></p>
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central plan

dome in center

  • selimiye mosque edirne, Turkey

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masjid

a place of prostration

  • mosque, a small local place of worship

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jama’a

  • congregation

  • salat al-jama’a: congregational prayer

  • main mosques in a city

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minaret

the tower whence the call to prayer is made

<p>the tower whence the call to prayer is made</p>
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qibla

the direction of mecca

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qibla wall

the wall in which the mihrab is located

<p>the wall in which the mihrab is located</p>
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mihrab

a niche in an interior wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca

<p>a niche in an interior wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca </p>
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minbar

an elevated pulpit whence a sermon is delivered during the mid-day prayer on friday

<p>an elevated pulpit whence a sermon is delivered during the mid-day prayer on friday</p>
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ablution fountain

where worshippers ritually purify themselves (wudu)

<p>where worshippers ritually purify themselves (wudu)</p>
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sahn

courtyard

<p>courtyard</p>
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riwaq

arcade surrounding courtyard

<p>arcade surrounding courtyard</p>
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dikka

a platform elevated with columns

<p>a platform elevated with columns</p>
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kursi

a stand to hold the Qur’an

<p>a stand to hold the Qur’an</p>
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horeshoe arch

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pointed arch

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muqarna

a decorative squinch (arch or lintel that fill in the upper corners of a square in order to provide support for a dome)

<p>a decorative squinch (arch or lintel that fill in the upper corners of a square in order to provide support for a dome)</p>
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hypostyle

  • having many rows of closely spaced columns

  • “under column”

  • great mosque of cordoba spain

  • great mosque of afyon, turkey

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iwan

a large barrel vaulted chamber with a monumental arched opening

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kulliye

  • a group of buildings around a mosque

  • madrassas (theological schools), hospitals, soup kitchens, hostels, libraries, markets