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General view of the interior. The mosque's interior is dominated by its dome and cascading semi-domes. The main dome reaches a height of 43 metres (141 ft). [26] The weight of the dome is supported by four massive cylindrical pillars. The transition between the central dome and the pillars is achieved by four long, smooth pendentives. Smaller ...
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Koutobia Mosque entry at ArchNet (includes section of images with floor plan of mosque and photographs of its interior) Kutubiya Mosque page at Discover Islamic Art (includes picture of the upper chamber inside the minaret) 360-degree view of the area near the mihrab posted on Google Maps
Great Mosque of Cordoba, interior, 8th - 10th centuries (38). "The effect of two sets of arches is mesmerizing, especially so because the white stone arches are banded with red brick" -- Witold Rybczynski, The Story of Architecture, 2022. Date: Taken on 11 August 2016, 11:53: Source: Great Mosque of Cordoba, interior, 8th - 10th centuries (38 ...
The levels of the Jumeirah Mosque's interior are painted beige, yellow, salmon pink, and blue in ascending order, with blue acting as the "sky" as it also covers the interior of the dome. Though the mosaic lining the dome also resembles traditional Islamic design, the usage of non-primary colors throughout the lower half of the mosque marks a ...
The courtyard of the mosque is designed in the shape of a horseshoe, unprecedented in Ottoman mosques. [8] Interior of the prayer hall. The shapes of the arches and capitals are signs of the Ottoman Baroque style. The decoration and details of the mosque are firmly in the Ottoman Baroque style, which was new at the time.
Interior view of the hypostyle prayer hall in the Mosque of Uqba (Great Mosque of Kairouan) The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.
The present interior of the Fatih Mosque is essentially a copy of earlier designs invented by Sinan re-used repeatedly by himself and his successors throughout Istanbul (this technique is emulative of the Hagia Sophia). The 26 meter diameter center dome is supported by four semi-domes on each axis supported by four large marble columns.