Islamic Architecture Assignment By Marin Shade Hagia Sophia

Islamic Architecture Assignment By: Marin Shade

Hagia Sophia • Hagia Sophia was designed by Emperor Constantine. It is located in Istanbul, Turkey. Justinian I was the patron. Hagia Sophia was built in 537 AD, 1, 478 years ago. This building is a hypostyle masque.

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Great Mosque, Cordoba Spain • The architects of the Great Mosque were Hernan Ruiz the Younger, Juan de Ochoa Praves, Hernan Ruiz the Elder, Hernan Ruiz III. The list of patrons is extensive for this mosque. The Great Mosque was built in 786 -988 AD. It is a hypostyle mosque.

Qubbha Mosaics Mihrab Minaret Minbar

The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia • I was not able to find who designed this mosque. But we are lead to believe that Prophets Abraham and Ishmael built the Kaaba. It also had nothing about the financers. It is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This mosque is an iwan style mosque.

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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem • The Dome of the Rock’s architects are Raja ibn Haywah and Yazid Ibn Salam. The patron was the Caliph Abd al-Malik. The Dome of the rock was built in 691 AD, 1, 324 years ago. It can be found in Jerusalem. It is a hypostyle mosque.

Minbar Minaret Mihrab Mosaics Columns

Great Mosque of Isfahan • I was not able to find who the designer of the Great Mosque of Isfahan was. I also couldn’t find who the financers were. It was built in 841 AD. It is located in the center of Isfahan. It is an Iwan style mosque.

Minbar Sahn Mihrab Minaret Mosaics

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) • The architect of the Blue Mosque is Sedefkar Mehmed Agha. I couldn’t find the patrons. It was built between 1609 and 1616 years, during the rule of Ahmed I. the mosque is located in Turkey. The Blue Mosque has a hypostyle shape.

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