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Umayyad Dynasty
Umayyad Conquests
Umayyad Architecture
Minarets or towers
Mihrab or niche on an inside wall indicating
the direction of Mecca
Domes
Use of geometric shapes and repetitive art
(arabesque)
Use of decorative Arabic calligraphy
Ablution fountains
Umayyad Architecture
Umayyad religious
architecture
Umayyad
religious
architecture
is
characterized by the use of square or
rectangular structures that include a
courtyard and a prayer hall. Umayyad
prayer halls follow a hypostyle plan, with
their roofs resting on a series of pillars or
columns. The hypostyle hall would
continue to be used in many later
Abbasid prayer halls.
Umayyads Architecture
Common Interpretations of
Islamic Architecture
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The Dome of the Rock is not amosque, but a Muslim shrine. Like
theKa'bainMecca, it is built over asacred stone. This stone is
believed to be the place from which the Prophet Muhammad
ascended into heaven during his Night Journey to heaven.
The extraordinary visual impact of the Dome of the Rock is in part due
to themathematical rhythmof its proportions. All the critical
dimensions are related to the center circle that surrounds the sacred
stone. For example, each outer wall is 67 feet long, which is exactly
the dome's diameter and exactly its height from the base of the drum.
The same principles were used in Byzantine churches of Italy, Syria,
and Palestine.
Umayyad mosque in
Damascus
Desert Palaces
Desert Palaces
Decorative technique
Relief Craving
Mosaic
Ashlar Masonary
Stucco Relief
Stucco or render is a
material made
of aggregates, a binder,
and water. Stucco is
applied wet and hardens to
a very dense solid.
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