ARTS 149 1st Edition Lecture 27 Introduction to Islamic Art I II III IV V Dome of the Rock a Jerusalem b One of Islam s holiest shrines c It is associated with Adam and creation d Wooden dome originally covered in gold leaf e Octagonal building surrounds dome f During crusades it was a Church g Interior is decorated with mosaic and gold colored backgrounds i Dome represents superiority of Islam ii Arabic inscriptions and calligraphy cover the inside The Great Mosque of Damascus a Syria b Created during Umayyad Dynasty c Has Grecco Roman influence i Was originally the Temple of Jupiter ii We still see grecco roman characteristics in columns and courtyard d Dome inside prayer leader prays e Mosaics cover much of mosque even in courtyard f Minarets are established Umayyad Palace a Never completed b Design adopted from Early Christian c N S direction d Fieze of Umayyad i Main entrance at N side ii Contained this frieze with flowers and geometric shapes iii glimpse of paradise iv Muqarnas or stalactite decoration Kairouan Hypostyle Mosque a 17 aisles colored voissoirs minarets hypostyle hall Mihrab Qibala Wall Pointed Arch b Tunisia Malwiya Minaret a Great mosque Samarra Iraq These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute VI VII VIII IX b Only exterior walls and minaret remain i Was the largest and held 80 000 worshippers Mausoleum of Samanids a Uzbekistan b One of the earliest preserved Islamic tombs i The tomb of Ismail c Was once surrounded by cemetery but not any more d Made of traditional baked brick e Squinches octagonal dome not like the circular penditives Great Mosque of Cordoba a Spain b Largest mosque in the Islamic west c Has the double tier arches horseshoe arches which are characteristic of Islam Ewer in from of Bird a Sulayman created it b Brass with silver and copper inlay c Hermitage St Petersbug Page from Koran a From the al Kahf b In and gold on vellum c Located in Dublin d It is Kufic Arabic writing and includes red diacritical marks that indicate pronunciation
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