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Built by Badr al-Jamali, the commander of the armies (amir al-juyush, hence the name) in 1085 and identified as a mashhad (shrine).
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4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
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Rabbat, Nasser O.
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Katra Mosque was built by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan in 1723-24.It is one of the most important tourist attractions of Murshidabad.
Multi shots were taken in aben tolon mosque interior, alsida zienb, cairo, egypt ,canon eos 550d ,april 2014
Bayt Al-Suhaymi ("House of Suhaymi") is an old Ottoman era house museum in Cairo, Egypt. It was originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy along the Darb al-Asfar, a very prestigious and expensive part of Medieval Cairo. In 1796 it was purchased by Sheikh Ahmed as-Suhaymi whose family held it for several subsequent generations. The Sheikh greatly extended the house from its original through incorporating neighbouring houses into its structure.
Architec; Abdel Wahed Al-Wakil, Under construction.
I sincerely hope that insertion of steel tie-beams in the Prayer Hall, one of the more attractive spaces in the centre, is a temporary measure and the beams would disappear once the single storey building shown on the model is built to provide lateral support to the external wall supporting the dome.
It is also quite possible that change of mind or funding difficulties are resulting in these steel tie beams, which would be in keeping with the local building regulation team's creative contribution to this ancient method of construction.
The Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba, Spain. It is now a functional cathedral but much of the Islamic architecture is still maintained.
Probably the most exquisite mosque of western Islamic land, founded by 'Abd al-Rahman I in 786, enlarged several times, 832-48 under Abd al-Rahman II, 962 under al-Hakam II, and 987 by al-Mansur, the vizir of Hisham II (this time it was extended to the west). The Mosque has an intricate hypostyle arrangement with double-tiered, arched supports, ribbed domes above the maqsura, and a unique mihrab-chamber with mosaic decoration.
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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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Photograph of the mosque of Lu'lu'a before restoration, with the 16th century Khanqah of Shahin al-Khalwati in the backround.
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Image courtesy of Nasser Rabbat of the Aga Khan Program at MIT.
MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.615 The Architecture of Cairo, Spring 2002
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Rabbat, Nasser O.
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Probably the most exquisite mosque of western Islamic land, founded by 'Abd al-Rahman I in 786, enlarged several times, 832-48 under Abd al-Rahman II, 962 under al-Hakam II, and 987 by al-Mansur, the vizir of Hisham II (this time it was extended to the west). The Mosque has an intricate hypostyle arrangement with double-tiered, arched supports, ribbed domes above the maqsura, and a unique mihrab-chamber with mosaic decoration.
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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
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Rabbat, Nasser O.
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Built 1399 and 1404, commemorates Timur's wife buried in a tomb located in a madrasa complex close by.
A contemporary chronicler relates that Timur brought in architects from Iran and India for the project (he had sacked Delhi in 1398) and used ninety-five elephants to haul construction material. One of the models for the building likely was the great mosque erected in Sultaniyya by the Ilkhanid (Mongol) ruler Uljaytu.
"Timur's mosque was designed not only to continue Iranian imperial tradition, but also to symbolize his conquest of the world."
depts.washington.edu/silkroad/cities/uz/samarkand/bibi.html In the 15th century it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world. By the mid-20th century only a grandiose ruin of it still survived, but now major parts of the mosque have been restored.
After his Indian campaign in 1399 Timur decided to undertake the construction of a gigantic mosque in his new capital.
When Timur (Tamerlane) returned from his military campaign in 1404 the mosque was almost completed. However, Timur was not happy with the progress of construction, therefore he had immediately made various changes, especially concerning the main cupola.
From the beginning of the construction, problems of statistical regularity of the structure revealed themselves. Various reconstructions and reinforcements were undertaken in order to save the mosque. However, after just a few years, the first bricks had begun to fall out of the huge dome over the mihrab.
IIt forced Timur to retaliate often beyond the structural rules. His builders were certainly aware of that, however he didn't want to accept their opinion and reality. [4][5]
In the late 16th century the Abdullah Khan II (Abdollah Khan Ozbeg) (1533/4-1598), the last Shaybanid Dynasty Khan of Bukhara, cancelled all restoration works in Bibi Khonym Mosque.
After that, the mosque came down and became a ruins gnawed at by the wind, weather, and earthquakes. The inner arch of the portal construction collapsed in 1897.[7][8] During the centuries the ruins were plundered by the inhabitants of Samarkand in search of building material especially the brick of masonry galleries along with the marble columns.
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Follows the basic plan of the courtyard mosque.
The cupola of the main chamber is 40 m high.
Formerly, there were open galleries measuring 7.2 m high inside the courtyard. Their cover was formed from the juxtaposition of many small, flat brick vaults and domes supported by a forest of more than 400 marble columns and buttresses. Today, only hints of the galleries can be seen.
Four minarets at the outer corners of the site have been restored. Four other, more majestic minarets that flanked the Portal arch of the entrance and the Pischtak of the main domed building are not completed yet.
In the middle of the courtyard is located the stone pedestal - the huge Quran stand crafted from ornate marble blocks. This remarkable sight originates from the time of Timur.
The huge Bibi Khonym Mosque with its three domed rooms, the covered galleries and the open courtyard was intended to gather the entire male population of Samarkand city for the joint Friday prayers.
In the construction of three domes of Bibi-Khanym mosque, sophisticated in Timur's time, one important innovation was applied: a two-fold construction, where the internal dome hall neither by the form nor by height corresponds to the dome's shape from outside. There is a hollow space between the inner ceiling and the outer cupola. This dome construction allowed the main hall of the mosque to be committed to the proportions and the aesthetics of the 30 m high interior above the mihrab. Meanwhile, the 40 m high outer dome of the main building could be designed for maximal impression and visibility. This scheme was applied also to the lateral dome structures that allowed making modest buildings the figuration tower-like structures with elegant melon-shaped and longitudinally ribbed outer domes
Probably the most exquisite mosque of western Islamic land, founded by 'Abd al-Rahman I in 786, enlarged several times, 832-48 under Abd al-Rahman II, 962 under al-Hakam II, and 987 by al-Mansur, the vizir of Hisham II (this time it was extended to the west). The Mosque has an intricate hypostyle arrangement with double-tiered, arched supports, ribbed domes above the maqsura, and a unique mihrab-chamber with mosaic decoration.
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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
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Rabbat, Nasser O.
MIT Department
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The Mosque of Sultan Hasan (1356-61). The most monumental of all Cairene mosques, it stands like a fortress across from the Citadel of Cairo. The structure is a four-iwan, four-madrasa composition with a mausoleum right on the qibla axis of the mosque. The huge portal is oriented to impress the viewer coming from the Citadel. Its minarets mark the beginning of the line of development of the 3-tiered Mamluk minarets.
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MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
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Rabbat, Nasser O.
MIT Department
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The Khanqah of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq: (1400-11). A very symmetrical composition which contains a hypostyle mosque, cells for sufis, and two minarets and two carved stone qubbas, which are the largest stone domes in Cairo. Main or northwestern facade of the Khanqah with the two minarets (last stories rebuilt) and the sabil-kuttab unit next to the entrance.
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MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
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Rabbat, Nasser O.
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Architect; Abdel Wahed Al-Wakil. Under construction.
On the roof terrace you look away from the city and find these symbolic shapes and if you turn your head to look in the opposite direction towards the city....
This is the corner entrance with its surmounted minaret which is considered as a significant feature of the architectural design of this mosque
The mosque was designed and built in 1948 by the very talented Italian architect Mario Rossi (1879-1961) so as to replace the old ruins of what was then known as the Mosque of Ash-Sheikh El-Abeet.
During his career as the Chief Architect of the Awqaf (religious endowments), and later as its consultant architect. Rossi, who converted to Islam in the 1940s, has “designed 260 mosques of which no one is like the other”, to quote him. Perhaps one of the famous mosques that he designed abroad is the Islamic Centre in Washington, USA. In Egypt, one of the well known mosques that Mr. Rossi designed and built is Abu'l Abbass Mosque in Alexandria which took 16 years to construct and was finished in 1945.
As one of the most prominent architects of his time, Rossi also designed public and residential buildings and villas in Egypt and several other countries of the region. He also undertook and took part in the restoration of numerous ancient mosques and the decoration of a number of palaces.
Perhaps it is relevant here to mention that his granddaughter has an album on “flickr” containing photos of Mr. Rossi and some of his works from the family album. ( www.flickr.com/photos/38939833@N05/sets/72157619560049951/ )
The Samanid Mausoleum in Bukhara, Uzbekistan: (ca. 914), built by Nasr ibn Ismail, square canopy tomb; tapering walls; engaged columns on the corner; very rich decorative program using brick motifs and patterns. Dome support: ribbed, double-arched squinches.
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MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
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It is situated in El Nassirrya District, Sayeda Zeinab at the end of a closed-ended alley known as Monge alley. Getting there is directly through a right corridor at top of Komi Street that meets Hassan El Kashef Alley which leads to Monge alley; or through an adjoining alley to the Sabil of Sultan Mustapha which also leads to El Kashef alley.
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