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The Imam al-Dur Dome, Samarra
The Imam al-Dur Dome, Samarra (ca. 1085): a brick tapering cube, similar to the Samanid tomb, and a pointed muqarnas dome whose exterior reciprocates the interior arrangement.
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Photograph
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Image courtesy of Nasser Rabbat of the Aga Khan Program at MIT.
MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
MIT Course Instructor
Rabbat, Nasser O.
MIT Department
Architecture
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The Imam al-Dur Dome, Samarra
The Imam al-Dur Dome, Samarra (ca. 1085): a brick tapering cube, similar to the Samanid tomb, and a pointed muqarnas dome whose exterior reciprocates the interior arrangement.
Format
Photograph
Credit
Image courtesy of Nasser Rabbat of the Aga Khan Program at MIT.
MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
MIT Course Instructor
Rabbat, Nasser O.
MIT Department
Architecture
License
Publisher