History and Development of the

Islamic Mosque

Presented by Guy T. FernandezArt 105

Place of prostration

(Zazaodh, photo)

Mecca

(Wikipedia, photo)

Qibla: Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays

(Khan, photo)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

(Morrison World Media, photo)

Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

(Wikipedia, photo)

Kaaba

(Nagpal, photo)

The Basilica of Hagia Sophia, completed 537 Holy (Hagia) Wisdom (Sophia), Istanbul, Turkey

(conservapedia, photo)

Hagia Sophia, Minarets added 1453

(Tales of brave Ulysses, photo)

Hagia Sophia interior

(hagia-sophia, photo)

Mihrab

Interior with modern scaffolding

Lectern

Mosaics

Apse mosaic of the Theotokos (Virgin Mother

and Child)

(Wikipedia, photo)

The Deësis mosaic with Christ as ruler

Hagia Sophia in pop culture 1963

(UGO entertainment, photo)

Great Mosque of Samarra,

Iraq847-852

ziggurat styleBiggest (was)

(The Washington Post, photo)

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)Istanbul, Turkey

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