The Islamic World
Islamic
- Dome of the Rock (interior), Jerusalem, 687-692
- Malwiya Minaret, Great Mosque at Samarra, 848-852
- Prayer hall of the Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th centuries
- Court of the Lions, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra, Spain, 1354-1391
- Sinan, Mosque of Selim II (exterior), Edirne, Turkey, 1568-1575
- Bihzad, Seduction of Yusuf from Bustan of Sultan Husayn Mayqara, Afghanistan, 1488
1. What is a minaret?
2. What is the orientation of all mosques?
3. Explain the difference between mosaic tilework and cuerda seca tilework.
4. Why is abstract patterning so prevalent in Islamic decoration?
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