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English: The Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahān or Jāme' Mosque of Isfahān (Persian: مسجد جامع اصفهان – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Isfahān) is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of Isfahān city, within Isfahān Province, Iran. The mosque is the result of continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations on the site ...
The mosque was built on a promontory of limestone and consisted originally of a three-storey tower-like structure built over a rectangular plan. It exhibited typical aspects of the Fatimid architectural style, with portals with slight protrusions, mihrabs and qibla walls, several domes, and columned porches with triple arches or keel-shaped arches.
[21] [22] Though there was no standard, a typical construction of this kind would employ three layers of bricks for one layer of cut stone. [22] In this early period there were generally three types of mosques: the single-domed mosque, the T-plan mosque (or zaviye), and the multi-unit or multi-dome mosque. [19]
Sinan Pasha Mosque in Cairo (1571), which exemplifies the blend of Mamluk and Ottoman styles. At the apogee of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century its state bureaucracy, whose foundations were laid in Istanbul by Mehmet II, became increasingly elaborate and the profession of the architect became further institutionalized. [2]
Mosque and mausoleum of Amir Aytmish al-Bajasi in Cairo, c.1890. Early Mamluk drums were faceted and wider than the domes they supported, sometimes blending with external transition zones. After the middle of the 14th century, domes have the traditional stepped exterior transition zone, although the interiors use a variety of styles.
The minaret and courtyard of the mosque, dating from 1236. The mosque was founded by the Almoravid emir Yusuf ibn Tashfin in 1082 when he founded the city of Tagrart (present-day Tlemcen), an extension of the earlier Idrisid-era city of Agadir. [2] [3] [1] [4] However, the mosque was renovated and decorated by his son and successor, Ali ibn Yusuf.
Prior to 2009, Fanar's mosque was the largest in the country. It has since been overtaken in this category by Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque, however, it remains the tallest mosque in Qatar. [1] The mosque was named after the famous Qatari Islamic scholar and the founder of the Qatari judicial system Sheikh Abdulla bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud.
Jawatha Mosque is the oldest in the Hajar region. It is the first mosque which held Friday prayer next to the prophet's mosque in Al-Madina. Jawatha Mosque can be considered as architecture heritage which is one of the main constituents of national identity. It is built on a high land and some of the walls are built of stone. [23]