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

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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