ARC 1720 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Alhambra, Şehzade Mosque, Hypostyle

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Architecture
• Course: ARC 1720
• Professor: Henderson Phyllis

Document Summary

Church architecture: late roman empire-byzantine era. Reinterpretation of roman basilica: circular building type for religious use. Early church organization: church of sant" apollinare nuovo. Richness of life in bible-kingdom of god: sant" apollinare classe. Wider nave with single aisles: pantheon-dome, hagia sophia-istanbul. Centrally planned churches: san vitale, octagonal gallaries. Monday, february 15, 2016: clerestory windows, baptisteries-for baptism, mausolea-tombs for important people, ambulatory-colonnaded space, rectilinear narthex-entrance, arcade of double columns, ceiling mosaic-christ"s baptism by john. Worshippers arrange in tightly packed-place themselves as close as they can to prayer wall. Series of aisles extended according to need. Columnar or hypostyle mosques in arabia, north africa and spain: great mosque in cordoba. Mihrab- ornamented niche on the main wall facing mecca. Iwan mosques in iran and central asia: friday mosque in isfahan. Transition from larger open space to smaller interior space. Centrally planned domed mosques largely found in present turkey and around europe as reminiscent of the ottoman empire.