Islamic Mosque Architecture

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What inspired the earliest type of mosque architecture?

The Great Mosque of Kairouan

The Aghlabid dynasty

The house of the Prophet Muhammad (correct)

The Abbasid Empire

Which architectural feature defines the hypostyle mosque type?

Hypostyle hall supported by columns (correct)

Large inner sahn (courtyard)

Syrian bell-tower style

Three-tiered minaret

Where is the Great Mosque of Kairouan located?

Tunisia (correct)

Byzantine Empire

Syria

Iran

What does the term 'spolia' refer to in the context of mosque architecture?

Older architectural materials reused symbolically Signup and view all the answers

Which dynasty was responsible for building the Great Mosque of Kairouan?

Aghlabid dynasty Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the maqsura in some mosques?

To serve as a special area for the ruler Signup and view all the answers

What was significant about the teak wood used to carve the maqsura and minbar?

It was imported from Southeast Asia Signup and view all the answers

What distinguished the hypostyle plan used in Islamic lands prior to the 12th century?

It had a characteristic forest of columns Signup and view all the answers

Which architectural plan emerged in the 11th century and incorporated four iwans in its design?

Four-iwan plan Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary feature of the qibla iwan in a four-iwan mosque?

It is the largest and most ornately decorated Signup and view all the answers

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What inspired the earliest type of mosque architecture?

Which architectural feature defines the hypostyle mosque type?

Where is the Great Mosque of Kairouan located?

What does the term 'spolia' refer to in the context of mosque architecture?

Which dynasty was responsible for building the Great Mosque of Kairouan?

What is the purpose of the maqsura in some mosques?

What was significant about the teak wood used to carve the maqsura and minbar?

What distinguished the hypostyle plan used in Islamic lands prior to the 12th century?

Which architectural plan emerged in the 11th century and incorporated four iwans in its design?

What is the primary feature of the qibla iwan in a four-iwan mosque?

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