ARTH 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Islamic Architecture, Clerestory, Omen
11 Mar 2016
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A lot of overlap and continuity, culturally and artistically with islam and the western architecture topics discussed. Seamless continuity that the idea of religion is nothing new (continuation of judaism) Takes roman, byzantine architecture and adapts them. Believed to be the site of where abraham almost sacrificed isaac (from the. It was on this rock where mohammed ascended to heaven. It is not a place of worship but a sacred spot. Continuity of islam with previous architectural forms, assimilated. An architecture of columns, vaults, domes etc. (roman) Columns are made of marble (an imperial stamp), capitals are of acanthus leaves. Centrally planned building-everything centered on the rock, with an ambulatory (byzantine, the church of san vitale) Early islamic art discouraged representative arts, figural representation because you could not draw a picture of god. Worshippers prayed directly to god, there were no saints to pray to and therefore you would not want them on the buildings.
