LECTURE 17: ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Question 1

Safavid Caliphate

Answer 1

1. 1501 - 1736 CE
2. Masterful use of coloured tiles for shimmering effect

Question 2

Haftrangi

Answer 2

1. 7-colour
2. mosaic tiling

Question 3

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah

Answer 3

1. Isfahan
2. highest refinement of mosaic tiling - haft rangi

Question 4

Muqarnas

Answer 4

1. Honeycomb or Stalacit in european literature
2. pointed niches arranged in tiers that appear to form a honeycomb structure

Question 5

Mosque Lamp

Answer 5

1. Egypt/ Syria
2. 1390 CE
3. Glass with gold
4. Made for Sultan Barquq

Question 6

Masjid-i-Shah (Now Masjid-I-Imam

Answer 6

1. Isfahan
2. 1612 - 1638 CE
3. Iran

Question 7

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Answer 7

1. dome gives it the feel
2. uneven spots of light filtered by he dome which change continuously due to Sun’s constant movement
3. 2013-2017
4. Jean Nouvel