The Development of Islamic Architecture

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• The Development of Islamic Architecture

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• Dome of the Rock
• Jerusalem, late 7th century

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• Great Mosque at Damascus
• early 8th century

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• Great Mosque at Damascus
• early 8th century

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Interior Dome of Al-Azhar Mosque Cairo, late 10th
century
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Interior of Mosque at Aljaferia Palace Saragossa
(Spain), late 11th century
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Interior of dome at Alhambra Palace Granada
(Spain), late 11th century
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pool at Alhambra Palace
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Courtyard of Attarin Madrasa Fez (Morocco), late
14th century
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Masjed-e Jame (Friday Mosque) Ghazvin, W.
Iran Seljuk period, early 12th century
Tucker, p259
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• Timurid Style
• (central Asia, 14th-15th century)

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• Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
• Southern Kazakhstan, late 14th century

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• Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
• detail of dome

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Gur-e Mir Mausoleum Samarkand early 15th century
Tucker, p260
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Gur-e Mir Mausoleum detail of dome band of
writing reads God is immortality
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Gur-e Mir Mausoleum Interior detail
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Bibi Khanum Mosque Samarkand early 15th century
(restored)
Tucker, p262
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Bibi Khanum Mosque
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Bibi Khanum Mosque detail of dome
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The Registan Square Samarkand 15th-17th century
Tucker, p259
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Tash Rabat caravan-serai Kyrgyzstan 15th century
Tucker, p271
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Id Kah Mosque Kashgar mid-15th century
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Id Kah Mosque interior detail
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Amin Mosque Turfan 18th century
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Taj Mahal Agra, India, 17th century
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Taj Mahal - detail
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• Great Mosque at Xian (Changan)
• begun 732 mostly 14th century

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• Great Mosque at Xian
• brick pier portico