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-Aghlabid
-Qairawan(Tunisia)
-hypostyle, T-Plan
-Minaret with Roman Spolia on bottom, writing turned upside-down to show denial of what is said
-T-Plan moves to a more hierarchal design because domes at bottom and intersection of "T" focus on certain areas |
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-Fatimad Dynasty
-972
-Cairo
-hypostyle, T-Plan
-Statement of Arrival, presence and authority of Shi'i
-New "T-Plan" focuses on qiblah wall |
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990
Cairo
Fatimad
hypostyle, Tplan
-Two large minarets mark two corners of mosque- visible call to prayer and beacon
-qiblah aisle marked oustide of mosque with 3 large domes, shows power, can be seen from all over
- shows increasing importance of exterior facade, which allows Fatimads to convey to public they are leaders |
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Cairo
Fatimad
1125
hypostyle t plan
-skewed facade- facade adjusts to face street unlike rest of building, jumps out to invite people in.
-ornamentation on outside of building conveys shi'i values(vase with 2 vines represents fatimads son) |
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| Madrasa-Mosoleum of Sultan Salih |
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Ayyubid Dynasty
Cairo
1241
-created by waqf
-4- Iwan, represents 4 branches of islamic law
-skewed facade allows bulding to orient to city and mecca |
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| Madrasa-Tomb of Sultan Qala'un |
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Cairo
1285
Mamluk
inscriptions about sultans life are all around the outside of facade |
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Cairo
1356
Mamluk
school, mosque, mosoleum
4 iwan plan
-qiblah iwan oriented to mecca
-mosoleum sticks out from rest of building with huge dome-behind qiblah wall, almost egotistical, as if people are praying toward him
-entrance portal invites people in, extremely ornamental and tall |
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Bukhara
Seljuq Dynasty
943
Centrally planned
-building tombs legitimizes lineage
-brick ornament in myraid variations |
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ziyarid Dynasty
Gurgan
1006
tomb
-properties of minaret
-casket is suspened in air by chains |
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Ghurid Dynasty
1190
-blue inscriptions- glazed brick
extraordinary brick work
-function not clear |
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Ghaznavid Dynasty
Bust(Afghanistan)
11th-12th century
palace
-built on high bluff overlooking river
-built to provide views
-4-wan plan courtyard
-iwan sets up ruler to overlook river and kingdom |
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Congregational Mosque
10th-12th
Isfahan(Iran)
Abbasid and Seljuk
-S dome added first, N dome added as competitive response
4-iwan plan, pishtaq frames iwan, minarets rise from corners |
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Seljuk
12th cent
caravanserai
4-iwan plan
-finances by waqf
-boosts trade and commute, offers hospitality |
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Seljuk
11th c
caravanserai
Developed road network to enhance trade
Endowed by the sultan as a waqf
Large pishtaq portal welcomed tired caravan travelers |
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1157
Seljuk
-double shell dome- more impressive and large
- in center of chahar bagh
-first chahar bagh with paradise reference because of tomb |
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Konya
Seljuk
1260
1 iwan
domed “courtyard”
ornamented
Turkish triangle pendentives |
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Konya
1260
Seljuk
ablaq masonry
joggled voussoirs
muqarnas |
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Nasrid
13th-14th century
-built above city on a hill
-morpheme- open courtyard surrounded my galleries |
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Part of Alhambra
Nasrid
Granada
-center of courtyard is filled with pool of water
-rectangular
-drawn from vernacular house type
-arrival of water celebrated by vertical fountain at edge
-vertical water contrasting horizontal pool
-linear water contrasting planar pool
-explosion of water compared to tranquil pool
-circular form of basin compared to rectangle pool |
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| women’s apartments(alhambra) |
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| 4 chambers, 2 on each side- 4 wives of sultan |
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Alhambra
nasrid
- projects outward from palace- allows for many windows
-ceramic sheathing around bottom of hall-dago-for protection
-carved stucko above
-motto of ruling dynasty- “There is no conqueror but God”
-diplomacy is made in this hall
-verses proclaiming power of god, sultan is shadow of god
-wooden vault at top with mother of pearl- MOP look like starbursts- heavenly vault
-thick walls pierced with open windows, sultan surrounded by windows in order to symbolize kingdom behind him |
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-chahar bagh
-4 water channels leading to fountain
-all gardens now are associated with paradise
-orange tree
-fountain surrounded by lions
-lion-king of beasts, associated with Solomon
-looks as if water is coming from fountain but actually comes from basins on four sides
-kiosks- amazing carved stucko with muqarnas
-pourous feel |
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- one of the sources of water for court of lions
-maquarnas vault- dazzling |
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- one of the sources of water for court of lions
-maquarnas vault- dazzling |
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-other side of lions from two sisters
-poetic inscriptions
-could be where sultan went for own pleasure or one on one meeting
-personifies architecture by speaking with inscriptions “I am an eye” |
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| Torre del Mihrab(Mihrab Tower)Alhambra |
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Small private prayer space
Windows allow worshipper to gaze to exterior gardens and landscape |
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Granada
outside of alhambra complex
nasrid 13th c
Aceqquia Patio
rectangle chahar bagh
two rectangkle water pools in middle
fountain basin on ends and middle |
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Fez
1323
Merinid Dynasty
Water basin in middle
outer walls made too give the illusion that the room is bigger than it really is.
corbelled arches |
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Fez
1323
merinid
courtyard separated from student rooms by corridor with wooden screens
Bou Inania’s mosque serves entire neighborhood. Prayer hall separated from madrasa by water channel (natural stream)
Minaret (from where nearby mosques receive the signal for the start of the call to prayer) |
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Merinid
Rabat
14th c
-Merinids adopt idea of a “shrine” complex for their dynastic burial grounds
-Mosque of Abu Yusuf |
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