Islamic Art

Religious acts

________ are private, no intermediary like priests /rabbis.

Islamic Religion

Monotheistic

Mosque

hypostyle Hall

Qibla wall

wall closest to Mecca, people pray in its direction

Mihrab

Focal point/niche in the Qibla, where Mohammed placed himself during prayer

Minaret

tower where one would call the faithful to pray

Minaret at Samarra

spiraling 165ft tower, figure of power

Hypostyle Hall

many columns

Cordoba

Islamic Capital of Spain

Cordobas Mosque had

hypostyle hall, double tiered arches

Palace of the Lions

Mohammed the V

Taj Mahal, Agra (India), 1632-1654

Monument built from Shah Jahan’s love of his wife who passed in childbirth

Carpet, Mosque pf Shah Tahmasp, Iran, ca. 1540