DEFINITION The Great Mosque of Damascus is the first monumental work of architecture in Islamic history; the building served as a central gathering point after Mecca to consolidate the Muslims in their faith and conquest to rule the surrounding territories under the Umayyad Caliphate. The Umayyad Mosque‚ or formerly the Basilica of Saint John is currently located in the old city of Damascus‚ It is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. It is considered the fourth-holiest place
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Istanbul Presentation: Imperial Mosque Suleymaniye Mosque Exterior: The Suleymaniye Mosque sits on the highest hill of Istanbul. Having the mosque built on the highest hill symbolically represents central power and the strength of the Turkish Empire. Like other imperial mosque in Istanbul‚ the Suleymaniye Mosque is proceeded by a monumental courtyard on the west side. The corners of the courtyard is marked with four minarets. The two minarets on the north end are approximately
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groups‚ the Campus Mosque at the University of Scranton being one of them. This location holds a high importance to the ever-growing Muslim population of Scranton. The Campus Mosque is a house‚ found on Taylor Avenue in Scranton‚ which was renovated into a mosque in 2007. Originally in 1996 the University renovated a house into the Campus Mosque as a gift to the Muslim community of Scranton‚ however it was later knocked down in order to build a new dorm on campus. The Campus Mosque was established due
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The Mosque of Süleyman the Magnificent is located in Istanbul‚ Turkey. The area previously known as Constantinople‚ ancient Byzantium‚ is a large seaport city of Turkey that connects Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. It was the capital of both the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. By the mid 1500’s‚ this area was the nucleus for Ottoman military operations‚ was a major cultural‚ political‚ and commercial center populated by a half a million people. Commissioned in 1550 by Sultan
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Faisal Mosque The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad‚ Pakistan‚ is among one of the largest mosques in the world. It is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5‚000 square meters with a capacity of 300‚000 worshippers Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay’s designed it. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction of Pakistan‚ led by Azim Borujerdi‚ and was funded by
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Me & the Mosque. The name of the Documentary I’m reviewing is me & the mosque‚ produced by Canadian filmmaker‚ Zarqa Nawaz. The movie was produced in 2007. I am reviewing this movie for the purpose of my Humanities class; Women in Islam. The documentary resolves around the issue of gender segregation in North America’s mosques‚ which is made possible by the use of barriers that forces women to pray behind walls‚ curtains‚ demarcation‚ etc.‚ separate from men and in most cases
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My first Experience In a Mosque In this research‚ I am going to explain an experience that I encounter. What was like to be inside a mosque? I went to The Islamic Center of Passaic on Sunday 10/7/12 at 7:00 AM‚ the Sufi mosque is located in 152 Derrom Ave in Paterson‚ NJ. To start my research first‚ I went to the mosque in person and of course I needed their permission‚ so I spoke with Inman Mohammad Qatanani‚ which I thank him so much for letting me have the experience. I told the Inman my reason
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Umayyad Mosque‚ Damascus‚ Syria Space and Symbolism By Shijo Jose (A/2371/2011) History of Architecture II Year Sem IV Great Mosque of Damascus‚ also called Umayyad Mosque‚ the earliest surviving stone mosque‚ built between ad 705 and 715 by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I. The mosque stands on the site of a 1st-century Hellenic temple to Jupiter and of a later church ‘Basilica of Saint John the Baptist’. Some Syrio-Roman fragments remain in the structure‚ as does a shrine supposedly enclosing
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Muslims regularly practice their religious duties‚ including prayers‚ there are always needs to design‚ build‚ and maintain mosques in various parts of the world. (Mokhtar‚ 2003‚ p. 2). Mokhtar (2003‚ p. 2) claimed that most of mosque design references‚ however‚ focus solely on the design of the praying space of the mosque. They typically ignore the supporting spaces for the mosque. These supporting spaces can be required‚ such as the toilets and ablution spaces or optional such as a room for body
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In the center of Utrecht‚ nearly visible from the central train station‚ stands the biggest mosque of the Netherlands: the Ulu Mosque. Due to its central location‚ around 400.000 people see it every day and with this in mind‚ a lot of attention has been paid to how the outside of the building‚ which is almost entirely brick‚ looks. This use of brick had a purpose‚ many Dutch mosques use brick in their design in order to have the building look more “Dutch”. This in the hope that they would be more
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