1. Badr University In Cairo 3rd level
Faculty Of Engineering 1st semester
Dep. of Architecture 2023 -2024
History of Islamic Architecture
ARC 325
Associate Prof. Dr. / AHMED M. SALEH
History of Islamic Architecture 1
2. History of Islamic Architecture 2
ARC 325
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HISTORY of ISLAMIC
ARCHITETCURE
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History and Theory of
Architecture (2)
Badr University In Cairo 3rd level
Faculty Of Engineering 1st semester
Dep. of Architecture 2023 -2024
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1
Introduction
Lecture 1
Architecture of Middle Ages
History of Islamic Architecture
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Evolution of architectural history
in Middle Age
Middle Ages
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
The Birth
Islam is not only a religion …..but rather a complete
way of life
The Birth of Islam
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History of Islamic Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Definition
History of Islamic Architecture can be defined as a building traditions of Muslim
populations of the Middle East and any countries where Islam has been dominant
from the 7th century on.
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History of Islamic Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Definition
All the architectural production from the era of Prophet Muhammed from 7th century including
all Islamic world.
you may find variety of styles and individualities in the History of Islamic Architecture through its
long period in history and wide scope of regions
What is Islamic architecture?
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History of Islamic Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Definition
The Spread of Islamic architecture
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History of Islamic Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Definition
The Spread of Islamic architecture
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History of Islamic Architecture
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Islamic Architecture
Timeline
Islamic Architecture
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Timeline
Islamic Architecture
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History of Islamic Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Definition
Types of Islamic
Architecture
Mosque Typology
Mosque Architectural
Features
Islamic Decorative
Elements
History of Islamic Architecture
The most important building in the Islamic world
is the mosque, followed by the royal palace.
Mosques, as the center of worship, were among
the first buildings erected in the Islamic world.
All buildings mosque, etc. have different
variations of plans, sections and elevation
however they still follow the 7 principles of
Islamic Architecture.
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Building Types
of Islamic
Architecture
Types
of
History
of
Islamic
Architecture Religious Buildings
Buildings for prayer
neighborhood mosque (masjid).
congregational mosque (jami or masjid jami).
prayer enclosure (musalla)
Buildings for Education
Qur'anic school for children (kuttab)
religious college (madrasa).
Memorial Buildings
saint (wali) tomb or reliquary (maqam or mazar).
memorial of a vision (mashhad).
mausoleum (qubba or turba) with charitable.
funerary garden or enclosure (rawd).
Monastic
urban Sufi lodge (Khanqah)
takiyya or tekke
retreat for a famous sheikh (zawiyya)
Residential Buildings
Palaces
Houses
Madiafa
Service Buildings
Bimaristan
Market
Wekala
Khan
Qesaria
Rab3
Defensive buildings
Fortress/ Citadel/Casbah
Gates/ Bawabat
Ribat
Water Buildings
Hammam
Sabil
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Building Types
of Islamic
Architecture
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Masjid / Mosque
Technically, it means a “place of prostration
”سجود that’s is to say where believers bow their
heads to the ground in veneration of God and as
part of a well-defined ritual of prayers.
The importance of Mosque in History of Islamic
Architecture is not only that it’s a place of
Worship.. But also a place of social activities
and part of daily life of people.
Mosque
Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
Mosque
Typology The Hypostyle Mosque
The Four-Iwan Mosque
The Centrally-Planned
Mosque
Mosque Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
Mosque Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of Islamic Architecture
Typical Mosque
Layout
Mosque
Typology
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
Comparison between different mosques layout (Qibla Direction is above)
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Typology
The common design elements of Islamic Architecture
• Large Domes.
• Large courtyard often merged with a central praying hall
• Mihrab or prayer niche on an inside wall indicating the direction to Mecca.
• A four-iwan plan, with three subordinate halls and one principal one that faces toward Mecca
• Minarets or towers (these were originally used as torch-lit watchtowers, as seen in the Great Mosque of Damascus;
• Pishtaq is the formal gateway to the iwan, usually the main prayer hall of a mosque, a vaulted hall or space, walled on three sides,
with one end entirely open; a Persian term for a portal projecting from the facade of a building, usually decorated with calligraphy
bands, glazed tilework, and geometric designs.
• The use of Islamic geometric patterns and foliage based arabesques.
• The use of muqarnas, a unique Arabic/Islamic space-enclosing system, for the decoration of domes, minarets and portals, as
used at the Alhambra.
• The use of decorative Islamic calligraphy instead of pictures which were haram (forbidden) in mosque architecture.
• Central fountains used for ablutions (once used as a wudu area for Muslims), Use of symmetry.
• The use of bright color, if the style is Persian or Indian (Mughal); paler sandstone and grey stones are preferred among Arab
buildings. Compare the Registan complex of Uzbekistan to the Al-Azhar University of Cairo.
• Focus on interior of space rather than exterior.
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Architectural
Features
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Architectural
Features
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Architectural
Features
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Architectural
Features
Pishtaq
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Mosque
Architectural
Features
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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History of Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Arabesque (islimi)
Arabesque designs are biomorphic, floral patterns representing the underlying order and unity
of nature with a great deal of accuracy. flowers and trees might be used as the motifs for the
decoration of textiles, objects and buildings.
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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Islamic Architecture
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Islamic
Decorative
Elements
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Ordering Principles and spatial organization
of Islamic architecture
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History of Islamic Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
GRID ORGANIZATIONS
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
CLUSTER ORGANIZATIONS
Part of a market Imam Khomeini Tehran with a central organization
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Axis
The Great Mosque of Xi'an
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
the location of 5 courtyards and the arrow direction point to Mecca.
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Axis
Chinese Mosque
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Axis
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
Water in Islamic Architecture. In Islam, water is seen as life-giving, sustaining, and purifying. ...
One very particular type of Islamic garden related specifically to this concept is the so-called
“Paradise Garden.” The word “paradise” comes from the Persian words pairi, meaning “around,” and
daeza, meaning, “wall.”
Courtyard of Mustansiriya Medical College
(in Iraq) is an example of Abbasid Islamic
architecture
Alhambra
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Symmetry
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
Symmetric Taj Mahal Plan
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Symmetry
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
Symmetric Taj Mahal MASSED
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Symmetry
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
Floor plan of Malika Safiyya Mosque
Floor plan of Edirne Selimiye Complex
(1) mosque, (2) madrasa (hadith college), (3) madrasa (Koran
recitation school), (4) elementary school, (5) bazaar (arasta).
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Islamic Architecture
REPETITION
, Gulbarga, India, 1367
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
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Islamic Architecture
HIERARCHY
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
1-frontage 2 - The 3-port 4-arch porch portico 6 5 corridor
Tehran, entering the mosque - Motahari School
Tehran, Imam Mosque gate
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
HIERARCHY
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
Plurality of spatial hierarchy pattern in the middle system in Isfahan and Kashan bazaars.
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
HIERARCHY
The Great Mosque of Djenné in the west African country of Mali
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
Rhythm
Rhythm leads the eye from one side of the room to the other
Tinmel Mosque
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
ORDERING PRINCIPLES
Rhythm
Medina Azahara, Cördoba
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
ARCHITECTURE OF THE MOSQUES
& CONTEMPORARY TRNDS
GENERAL DISCUSSION…….
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Islamic Architecture
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
جامعا مسجد كل ليس ولكن مسجد هو جامع كل
مسجدا مصلي كل ليس ولكن مصلي مسجد كل
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History of Islamic Architecture
IN CLASS Quiz
Lecture 1 History of
Islamic Architecture
Identify three different Islamic
Decorative Elements in this pictures
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