FAH262H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Green Dome, Abrahamic Religions, Umayyad Mosque
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661: death if ali 4th rightly guided king related to prophet, end of civil war. 692: khalif completes construction of dome of the rock. The umayyads ii: the umayyad mosque and the great mosque of damascus. The mosque of the prophet in medina and the great mosque of damascus under al- Next logical step for islam is to create/construct a great architectural language (mosque) Mosque of the prophet in medina, al walid i. Added the niche mehrab and dome, imran off center. Commemorate and mosque and honor of medina while also inserting himself by building mosque of damascus integrating the changes he incorporating inserting himself politically into islam as a figure. Takes pre-existing architectural pieces from medina and damascus and integrated them within one another. Dome of damascus: based off green dome of maoudia, to create majesty of khalif in the mosque. Deliberate mobilization of dome in a specific context. Clerestory: raised central aisle guiding in dome and kibla.
