Mid-Term Monuments Flashcards
The Tomb-Khanqah of Sultan Barquq
Cairo, Egypt
1400-11
Built by Faraj ibn Barquq
Mamluk
Al-Aqmar “the moonlight” mosque
Cairo, Egypt
1125
Fatimid
The Samanid Mausoleum (Tomb of Ismail)
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
c. 914
Built by Nasir b. Isma’il, the leader of a local dynasty
Samanid
Ulu Jami and Sifahathane (Great Mosque and Hospital)
Divrigi, Turkey
1228-9
Seljuk
The Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
ca. 961
Built by Ummayad caliph Abd al-Malik (r.685-705)
Built on Temple mount, where Roman Temple of Jupiter previously was
Octagonal shape inspired by Christian martryria
Qu’ranic verses used as art to ornate shrine in competition with Christian churches
External opulent and rich mosaic is a sign of power and empire
Reappropriated columns from Roman temples
Later believed to be site of prophet’s ascension
Mosaics rebuilt by Sultan Suleyman after burnt down in 16th century
Muslims accepted the tri-significance of Jerusalem for the three religions. “There is no compulsion in religion” written to emphasise tolerance of Christianity and Judaism
Caligraphic verses on the external wall reference Mary and Jesus
Great Mosque of Cordoba
Cordoba, Spain
Abd al-Rahman I (with additions under subsequent rulers)
785-7
Spanish Ummayad
Qazizadeh Rumi Tomb
Shah-i Zinda Cemetery, Samarqand
Timurid
The Mosque of ‘Ali Shah
Tabriz
1315
Ilkhanid
The Mosque of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
1356-61
Mamluk
Quwwat al-Islam
Delhi
1193-1311
Sultanate
Mosque and Complex
Qutb Minaret
S. Apollinare Nuovo
Ravenna
c. 534-554
Ka’ba
Mecca
Reputed to have been built by the prophet Abraham and Isma’il
Site of the annual Hajj pilgrimage
Qibla, successor of Jerusalem
Robed by caliphate each year (currently Saudi governemnt)
The Mosque of Al-Nasir Muhammad
Cairo, Egypt
1318-1334
Mamluk
Al-Azhar
The ‘splendid’ mosque
Cairo, Egypt
969
Fatimid
Great Mosque of Damascus
Damascus, Syria
706
Built by Caliph al-Walid
Ummayad
Qibla wall consisted of Mihrab of Companions, main mihrab and Bab al-Ziyada
Mashhad Sayyida Rukayya
Cairo, Egypt
1133
Fatimid
The Mosque of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars
Cairo, Egypt
1267-9
Mamluk
Tomb Towers
Kharraqan, Iran
c. 1067, 1086
Seljuk
Tomb of Ghiyas al-din Tughlaq
Tughlaqabad
1325
Sultanate
Gur-i Amir
Tomb of Timur
Samarqand
1403-15
Timurid
Tomb of Uljaytu
Sultaniyya
1307-1313
Ilkhanid
The Great Mosque and Palace of Mahdiyya
Tunisia
Founded in 912
Fatimid
Masjid-i Jami
Congregational Mosque
Yazd
1325
Ilkhanid
The Farthest Mosque (Al-Aqsa)
Jerusalem
ca. 706-16
Built by Caliph Al-Walid
Situated on Temple Mount with the Dome of the Rock
Connected to the palace
Qibla wall consisted of Mihrab of Umar, Main Mihrab and a bridge connecting to the palace
Arhai din ka Jhonpra Mosque
Ajmer
1199
Sultanate
Bhanbore Mosque
Pakistan
727
Pre-Sultanate
Mosque of Prophet Muhammed
Madina, Saudi Arabia
Early 7th century
Open courtyard with a portacle
On the eastern wall were rooms (nine of them by 632) for the Prophet’s wives
The southern wall had the qibla
On the southern and northern sides short colonnades of palm trunks supporting palm branches were erected
Tomb of Shaykh Ahmed Yasavi
Turkestan (Kazakhstan)
1394-1397
Timurid
Shrine of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Samad
Natanz, Iran
1304-25
Ilkhanid
Ghiyathiyya Madrasa
Khargird (Iran)
1442-5
Last work of the famous architect, Qavam al-din Shirazi
Timurid
Gunbad-i Qabus
Gurgan, Iran
1006-7
Built by order of Qabus b. Vashmgir, a local ruler in the Caspian region
Samanid
Tomb tower
Tomb of Rukn-i Alam
Multan (Pakistan)
1320 or 1340
Sultanate
Friday Mosque
Isfahan, iran
9th, 11th, 12th c
The Complex of Sultan Qala’un
Cairo, Egypt
1283-85
Mamluk
Shah-i Zinda Cemetery
Samarqand (Uzbekistan)
Since 11th c, mostly 1370-1405
Timurid
Al-Hakim Mosque
Cairo, Egypt
990 and 1013
Fatimid
Tomb of Ibrahim
Bhadresvar
1160
Pre-Sultanate
Qusayr’ Amra
Jordan
c. 712-15
Ummayad
Palace and bath
