The Great Mosque is an iwan style mosque located in Iran. It was built and financed in the 11th century by Malik Sah I.
The Kaaba is located in Mecca Spain and is believed to be designed and financed by Abraham and his son, Ismail, in 608 CE. It is iwan style of mosque
The Great Mosque is located in Cordoba, Spain was designed by Hernan Ruiz the Younger, Juan de Ochoa Praves, Hernan Ruiz the Elder, and Hernan Ruiz III. It was financed by Prince Abd al-Rahman I and built in 987 AD. The Great Mosque is a hypostyle hall style.
The Hagia Sophia was designed by architects Anthemius of Tralles, Isidore of Miletus, and Trdat the Architect. It was financed by Emperor Justinian and built in 537 AD and is in Istanbul, Turkey. The Hagia Sophia is a hypostyle mosque.
The Blue Mosque was designed by architect Sedefkar Mehmed Adha, or Sultan Ahmed, and financed by Sultan Ahmed I. It wasbuilt from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I in Istanbul, Turkey and is the iwan style of mosque.
Hypostyle - having a roof supported by pillars, typically in several rows; a building having a roof supported by several rows of pillars
Iwan - a vaulted portal opening onto a courtyard: used often in Iranian mosque architecture Sahn - a courtyard in Islamic architectural Mihrab - (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah Qubbha - a large vaulted tent Minbar - a short flight of steps used as a platform by a preacher in a mosque Minaret - a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer |
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