EARLY ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

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EARLY ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
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Historic Events Life of the prophet Muhammad
(571-632) Muslim calendar begins from 622 (the
year of the Hijrah), when Muhammad moved from
Mecca to Medina The rule of the first four
Caliphs, located in Medina (632-661) Beginning
of dynastic rule with Ummayads, 661 Ummayad
dynasty based in Damascus (Syria),
661-750 Abbasid dynasty based in Baghdad (Iraq),
750-12th c.
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the desert and the city
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The spread of Islam, 632-1200
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The spread of Islam, 1500
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Aniconism Calligraphy Art
The Koran
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Building types Caravanserai, lodging
place Masjid, mosque Madrasa, religious
school Mausoleum
a typical Muslim structure?
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the desert and the courtyard paradigm
the courtyard paradigm
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arch and muqarnas
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The Kabah, Mecca
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Kabah as the center of the Muslim world All
mosques oriented towards Mecca
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Mosque of the Prophet, Medina
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Mosque at Djenne, Mali
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The house and first mosque of Muhammad
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Masjid (Mosque) Muslim House of Prayer Mihrab
(Niche facing Mecca) Minbar (Pulpit) Minar
(Tower) Sahn (courtyard) Ablution Fountain
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Sahn (courtyard), Great Mosque, Damascus
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Ablution Fountain, Sultan Hasan Mosque (Egypt)
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Minaret, Great Mosque at Kairouan (Tunisia)
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Madrasa, Al Azhar, Cairo, 989
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Great Mosque of Damascus 706
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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 691
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Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil Samarra (Iraq), 836
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Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain 785-
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Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia, 670-
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Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo 876
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Qusayar, Amra, 720
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Khirbat al-Mafjar Palace, Jericho, c. 740
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Palace at Mshatta, Jordan, 750