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Art of Islam
Vocabulary
MuslimMuhammad, born ca. 570 C.E.Qur’anMeccamosqueminaretmihrabarabesquecalligraphygolden section
SlidesDome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687-692Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715 View
Mosaic wallMinaret of Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 848-852Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8-10th c. Prayer hallMihrab domeCourt of the Lions, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra, Spain, 1354-1391Mihrab from Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran, ca. 1354Maqsud of Kashan, carpet from funerary mosque, Iran, 1540Sinan, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568-75
ViewPlanTaj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687-692
View of Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715
Mosaic Wall of Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715
Golden Ratio 1:1.618033…The Golden Section: the rectangle made using these specific proportions
Minaret of Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 848-852
Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8-10th c.
Prayer Hall of Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8-10th c.
Mirhab Dome of Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8-10th c.
Court of the Lions, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra, Spain, 1354-1391
M.C. Escher
Mihrab from Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran, ca. 1354
Maqsud of Kashan, carpet from funerary mosque, Iran, 1540
View of Sinan, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568-75
Plan of Sinan, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568-75
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647