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The diversity of style of Jordanian architecture such as temples, castles and mosques can be credited to the wide-ranging cultures that have resided in the land. They include the three kingdoms; Edom, Moab and Ammon, as well as the Roman Empire, Nabataea Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire. [3]
Early Ottoman mosques up to the early and mid 15th century were generally of three types: the single-domed mosque, the "T-plan" mosque, and the multi-domed mosque. [8] A major step towards the style of later Ottoman mosques was the Üç Şerefeli Mosque in Edirne, begun by Murad II in 1437 and finished in 1447.
The basic design of the Şehzade Mosque, with its symmetrical dome and four semi-dome layout, proved popular with later architects and was repeated in classical Ottoman mosques after Sinan (e.g. the Sultan Ahmed I Mosque, the New Mosque at Eminönü, and the 18th-century reconstruction of the Fatih Mosque).
STORY: Step inside one of Jordan’s oldest mosquesLocation: Amman, JordanThe Al Husseini Mosque was built between 1921 and 1923during the reign of King Abdullah I(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) THE HEAD OF ...
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The use of Ottoman revival features in this mosque is also an indication that the foundations for a future Ottoman revivalist movement were already being laid at this time. [88] [4] Another eclectic-style mosque of the same period is the Aziziye Mosque in Konya, built in 1872. This is the only imperial mosque built in Anatolia during the late ...
The Hacı Özbek Mosque (1333) in İznik is the oldest Ottoman mosque with an inscription that documents its construction. [13] It is also the first example of an Ottoman single-domed mosque, consisting of a square chamber covered by a dome. [25] It is built in alternating layers of brick and cut stone, similar to Byzantine examples. [21]
Mausoleum: 16th century Mosque: 20th century: Contains a tomb which is alleged to be that of the biblical Joshua. The mausoleum is historic but the mosque itself is modern and dates back to 2004. King Abdullah I Mosque: Amman: 1989: King Hussein Mosque: Amman: 2005: Prophet Shuaib Shrine: Mahis? Prophet Jadur Shrine: Al-Salt: 1958 Nabi Harun ...