Fatimid Architecture Flashcards
1
Q
What is it
What empire?
Who built it?
When?
Where?
A
Mihrab niche ( mosque of al azhar)
Fatimid
Jawar
10th c
Cairo
2
Q
What is it
What empire?
Who built it?
When?
Where?
A
Minaret (mosque of al azhar)
Fatimid
Jawar
10th century
Cairo
3
Q
What is it
What empire?
Who built it?
When?
Where?
A
Mosque plan ( mosque of al Aqmar)
Fatimid
Caliph al amir (overseen by the vizier)
12th c
Cairo
4
Q
What is it
What empire?
Who built it?
When?
Where?
A
Mosque entrance (mosque of al-aqmar
Fatimid
Caliph al amir (overseen by vizier )
12th c
Cairo
5
Q
What is it
What empire?
Who built it?
When?
Where?
A
Al mahdiyya
Fatimid
Caliph al Mahdi
10th c
Mahdia Tunisia
6
Q
What is it
What empire?
Who built it?
When?
Where?
A
Mosque of al hakim
Fatimid
Caliph al aziz
11th c
Cairo
