who submits to God (Allah). 7. Muezzin: a chanter who announces that Allah is great‚ greater than anything else and calls people to prayer several times a day. 8. Minaret: the top of a tower that is used to call people for prayer by a muezzin. 9. Mihrab: a special arched niche used to indicate the direction of prayer in a mosque. 10. Ramadan: period of shared fasting that unites Muslims; the night month of the Muslim calendar‚ is the time during which Muhammad (pbuh) first received his revelations
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The Alhambra Palace‚ Granada The Alhambra Palace was one of the greatest architectural wonders of the world when it was created in the 13th and 14th centuries and remains so today. It was the last and most splendid of all the Arabian palaces to be built in Spain during 700 years of Moorish domination. The Moors were vastly superior to their European enemies in all areas of culture and the Alhambra Palace became a glorious symbol of not only their wealth and power but also their unsurpassable artistic
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HAUS KHAS INTRODUCTION In 1303 A.D.‚ Alauddin Khilji laid the foundation of his capital city Siri. He decided to build a reservoir to serve the basic needs of growing population. The tank called Hauz e- Alai (tank of Alauddin) was spread over huge area of 6 hectares and it remained filled with monsoon water naturally. After the death of Alauddin‚ focus shifted away from Siri to Jahanpanah as new capital. The water channels got silted up and dry bed began to cultivate. In the middle of 14th
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The Great Mosque of Cordoba The Great Mosque of Cordoba can be seen as “the earliest extant example of Andalusi architectural culture”[i]. The Mezquita’s history begins with its initial inception and assembly in the late eighth-early ninth century‚ continuing into its expansions of the tenth century‚ culminating in its unexpected welding of ideology in the sixteenth century. “As the premier monument of al-Andalus‚ the Cordoba mosque embodies the history of the Iberian peninsula from its
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Brahmin 5. chaitya 6. chattri 7. continuous narrative 8. Ganesh 9. garbhagriha 10. gopura 11. Indo-Saracenic 12. jataka 13. Jina 14. karma 15. Krishna 16. lakshanas 17. Lakshmi 18. linga 19. mandala 20. mandapa 21. mandorla 22. mihrab 23. minaret 24. mithuna 25. mudra 26. Orientalism 27. qibla 28. samsara 29. saptamatrika 30. Shiva 31. sutras 32. torana 33. urna 34. ushnisha 35. vihara 36. Vishnu 37. bodhisattva 38. dharma On the day of the exam‚ you will be asked
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columns were recycled from the previous structure (before the renovation). They look like octagon and some of them were different than the others‚ also some of them have crosses on them that tell that they were brought from churches. The small flat Mihrab (a niche shows the location of Mecca) belongs to the old building were first built and it is the oldest that represents the Islamic world. In my point of view‚ dome of the rock is such amazing monuments with a lot of great inscriptions and paintings
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At times confused with Sikhism‚ Islam is a separate religion defined by its own unique set of beliefs‚ practices and values. Both Sikhs and Muslims have coexisted in the East for hundreds of years‚ and although one of the largest populations of Muslims calls India home‚ India also happens to be the birthplace of Sikhism. The commonalities‚ however‚ do not end there — as noted by Oxtoby and Segal: “The centrality of the book in Sikh worship and the authority accorded to the Adi Granth in particular
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STUDY GUIDE FOR FINALS . BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1. Why called byzantine? The art and architecture of Constantinople before Constantine renamed the city after himself was Byzantium . 2. Who was Justinian ‚ Theodora ? Justinian was the emperor in the early byzantine period who ruled from 527 to 565 and Theodora was the wife to him 3. Hagia Sophia built for Justinian . Innovations 4. What are penditives and sqinches ? Penditives are spherical triangle surrounded by arches . squinches
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The Influences of Islamic Culture towards Architecture I. Introduction Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religions style from the foundation of Islam to present day. Most of the building is influenced by Islamic element with variety of style in which are Persian style‚ Indo-Islamic style and Indonesian-Malay style. II. Body A. The first style of Islamic culture that influences the architecture is Persian style. 1. Persian style can be identified
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Reflective Essay 2 Muslim Mosque vs. Christian Basilica There are many differences between the muslim and christian Basilica as well as many similarities. They also have so many things that make them unique in their own way. Taking a further look at each belief helps us have a clearer understanding of the Mosque and the Basilica. The word Islam is Arabic and means "submission to the will of God." Islam teaches that one must submit to God in Arabic in order to achieve true peace of mind
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