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David Wade [b] states that "Much of the art of Islam, whether in architecture, ceramics, textiles or books, is the art of decoration – which is to say, of transformation." [10] Wade argues that the aim is to transfigure, turning mosques "into lightness and pattern", while "the decorated pages of a Qur’an can become windows onto the infinite."
The Bibi-Heybat Mosque (Azerbaijani: Bibiheybət məscidi) is a mosque, located in Baku, Azerbaijan.The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century by Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II, which was completely destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1934.
The Shaki Khan's Mosque (Azerbaijani: Şəki xan Məscidi), previously the First Khan Mosque (Azerbaijani: Birinci xan Məscidi), is an 18th-century mosque located in the city of Shaki, Azerbaijan. The mosque was included in the list of local historical and cultural monuments by the decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic ...
According to the plan, the Shah Abbas Mosque in Keshla has a square shape. It repeats the scheme typical for the mosques of the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school, and is similar to the Tuba Shakhi mosque in the Mardakan settlement (1481). In the center of the edifice, the main worship hall is built, consisting of four large arches which are ...
The Khanagah Mosque (Azerbaijani: Xanəgah Məscidi) is a former mosque and historical architectural monument, located in the Khanagah village of Quba District, Azerbaijan. Completed in the 19th century, the former mosque was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local significance by the Decision No. 132 of the ...
The main parts of the complex are the tomb building and cemetery. Besides, seven domes, mosque, caravanserai houses, the dome on the entrance gate to the monument (ninth dome), ornaments and inscriptions on the gravestones, pool and other auxiliary buildings along with the main tomb dome, shapes the architectural structure of Imamzadeh Mausoleum.
Mosques in Baku Name Year completed Image Notes Jinn Mosque: 14th century: Takyeh (Old City, Baku) 13th century: Molla Ahmad Mosque: 1300: Haci Bani Mosque: 16th century: Chin Mosque: 1375: Gileyli Mosque: 1309: Khidir Mosque: 1301: Sayyid Yahya Murtuza Mosque: 17th century: Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque: 1416: Juma Mosque (Baku) 1899: Ashur Mosque ...