LARC 1950 Study Guide - Final Guide: Muqarnas, Picturesque, Feudalism
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Islamic architecture thus borrows from persian architecture and can be some what called an extension and further evolution of persian architecture: ottoman, the standard plan of ottoman architecture was inspired in part by the example of hagia sophia in constantinople/istanbul, ilkhanid works like oljeitu tomb and earlier seljuk and anatolian beylik monumental buildings and their own original innovations. The concept of paradise garden was commonly used the persian gardens, as well as charbagh garden of mughal architecture: elements of islamic style: minarets or towers, a four iwan plan, with three subordinate halls and one principal one that faces toward mecca, mihrab or prayer niche on an inside wall indicating the direction to mecca, dome and cupolas, use of islamic geometric patterns and foliage based arabesques, qur"an: is the central religious text of islam, which muslims believe to be the verbatim word of god.