Islamic Contributions to Architecture
Elements and Architectural Forms of Islamic style
During the Golden Age of Islam that is when the architectur was the best developed. The muslims had basically introduced the complex architectur.
Elements
The way that you may identify with the architectur is by the elements. Examples of these elements are the following:
- Minarets or towers
- They had a four- iwan plan, it included three subordinate halls and one principal one that faces toward Mecca
- There was a mihrab or a prayer niche. The niche was on the inside in the direction of Mecca. The niches may have previously been used for setting the torah scrolls in synagogues for haikal churches
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Geometry in Islamic Architecture
Islamic Contributions to Architecture
Examples of Islamic Architecture
Bibliography
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