Friday 18 January 2013

Islamic Architecture History

Islamic Architecture History Details
Specifically recognizable Islamic architectural style emerged soon after Muhammad's time, inspired by Islam with addition of localized adaptations of the former Sassanid and Byzantine models, the Germanic Visigoths in Spain also made a big contribution to Islamic architecture. They invented the Horseshoe arch in Spain and used them as one of their main architectural features, After the moorish invasion of Spain in 711 AD the form was taken by the Umayyads who accentuated the curvature of the horseshoe The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhrah) in Jerusalem (691) is one of the most important buildings in all of Islamic architecture, marked by a strong Byzantine influence (mosaic against a gold background, and a central plan that resembles that of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
Islamic Architecture History
                   

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