The Islamic World
Islamic
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Dome of the Rock (interior), 687-692
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Malwiya Minaret, Great Mosque at Samarra, 848-852
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Prayer hall of the Great Mosque at Cordoba, 8th-10th
centuries
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Sinan, Mosque of Selim II (exterior), 1568-1575
1. What is a minaret?
2. What is the orientation of all mosques?
3. Why is abstract patterning so prevalent in Islamic
decoration?
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