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Name: Mosque of Selim II
Date: 1575 Period: Late Islamic Location: Cairo, Egypt Patron: Ottoman government Artist/Architect: Sinan Medium: marble Technique: pendentives Context: Ottoman Empire, rapid spread of Islam Function: temple/mosque Descriptive Terms: dome taller than Hagia Sophia's, symbolized outshining Byzantine Empire |
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Name: Dome of the Rock
Date: 692 Period: Early Islamic Location: Jerusalem, Israel Patron: Unknown Artist/Architect: Unknown Medium: marbles Technique: squinches Context: Jerusalem = holy land for Jews Christians and Muslims, beginnings of Islam Function: originally area where Adam was buried and where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, turned into shrine Descriptive Terms: octagonal base |
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Name: Great Mosque
Date: 700 Period: Early Islamic Location: Damascus, Syria Patron: al-Walid Artist/Architect: Unknown Medium: brick, tesserae Technique: mosaics Context: beginnings of Islam, after Muhammad's death Function: mosque Descriptive Terms: large courtyard |
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Name: Great Mosque
Date: 800-1000 Period: Early Islamic Location: Córdoba, Spain Patron: Abd al-Rahman Artist/Architect: Unknown Medium: Technique: Context: after Abbasid massacre, overthrew Visigoths Function: mosque Descriptive Terms: elaborate colors, horseshoe arches, overlapping arches |
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Name: Great Mosque
Date: 875 Period: Early Islamic Location: Kairouan, Tunisia Patron: Unknown Artist/Architect: Unknown Medium: Technique: Context: Beginnings of Islam Function: mosque claimed to mimic Muhammad's house in Medina Descriptive Terms: hypostyle design |
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Name: Alhambra Palace
Date: 1350 Period: Late Islamic Location: Granada, Spain Patron: Nasrids Artist/Architect: Unknown Medium: marble Technique: Context: widespread religion Function: mosque/palace Descriptive Terms: thin columns, lace-like ceilings |
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Name: Mausoleum Complex of Sultan Hasan
Date: 1359 Period: Late Islamic Location: Cairo, Egypt Patron: Ottoman Government Artist/Architect: Sinan Medium: brick Technique: central plan Context: Ottoman Empire, widespread religion Function: mausoleum/mosque Descriptive Terms: |
