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Two of the Four Iwan of the Friday Mosque in Isfahan
The Iwan Mosque: Mosque in which the prayer hall is an iwan, or more, up to four iwans, surrounding a courtyard. It was the most popular type in the medieval period, and remained dominant in Iran.
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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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Two of the Four Iwan of the Friday Mosque in Isfahan
The Iwan Mosque: Mosque in which the prayer hall is an iwan, or more, up to four iwans, surrounding a courtyard. It was the most popular type in the medieval period, and remained dominant in Iran.
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