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Shafiq Amash Mosque, Lebanon

Building Analysis - Shafiq Amash Mosque

Name of Building : Shafiq Amash Mosque, Lebanon
Architect : Nabbil Tabbara
Location : Beirut, Lebanon
Year of construction : 1984
Materials : Local Sandstone, Brick classing, Glass mosaic, Terracotta tiles.
Building Type : Mosque.
Distinguished Feature :

The use of Sandstone materials,
Travertine slab walls
Traditional Roof tiles
Design is based on variations of Square and Cubes.

Basic Outline Geometry : Square and Cubes.
Dimensions : (Area) 200 sqm.

The Mihrab Niche with blue and beige decorations incorporating Qura'anic verses in glass mosaic

The Ground floor plan of the Mosque

Two main Entrances to the Mosque

First floor plan of the Mosque

First floor plan of the Mosque | Women's Mezzanine (Prayer Hall)

Exterior view of the Mosque showcasing the Local sandstone material use

The Mihrab

References :
The Mosque and the Modern World: Architects, Patrons and Designs Since the 1950s
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd (October 6, 1997)

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Building analysis - Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Building Analysis - Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Name of Building : The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Ţūlūn
Location : Fustat | Cairo, Egypt
Year of construction : completed 879 A.D
Materials : Age Bricks
Building Type : Mosque
Distinguished Feature : new building techniques, free standing wall, vast land areas.
Basic Outline Geometry : Two squares and one rectangle
Dimensions :162 x 162
Religious Importance: built by Ibn Tulun, oldest mosque in Cairo.

Ariel View of | Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Pillars on the eastern side hall | Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Interior shot through the courtyard | Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Exterior walls and minaret | Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Dimensions of outer walls and inner courtyard

Dimension of outer walls and inner courtyard

Exterior walls and location of minaret

References :
Islamic Art and Architecture, 650–1250

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The Great Mosque of Samarra

Building Analysis -  The Great mosque of Samaraa

Name of Building : The Great Mosque of Samarra.
Location :  Samarra, Iraq.
Year of construction :847-861A.H
Materials : baked bricks, clay, walls were panelled with mosaics of dark blue glass.
Building Type : Mosque [Jame' جامع]
Distinguished Feature : The Malwiya Minaret [Spiral minaret] - the spiraling cone is 52 meters high and 33 meters wide at the base.
Basic Outline Geometry : Rectangle in plan. outer rectangle dimension (444mx156m)
Dimensions :  444x156 m | Height (outer wall) : 10 meters, minaret (52 meters height)
Religious Importance:was once the largest mosque in the Islamic world built by Caliph Al-Mutawakkil.

Ariel view of the great mosque

The Great Mosque of Samarra - Plan | Outer wall dimensions

The Great Mosque of Samarra - Plan | inner courtyard dimensions

The Great Mosque of Samarra - Plan | Prayer hall

The Great Mosque of Samarra - Plan | Zeyada

The Great Mosque of Samarra - Plan | Location of Malwiya minaret

The Great Mosque of Samarra - Plan | Outer wall height

Malwiya minaret

References :
-Islamic Art and Architecture, 650–1250
-Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Samarra
-Web references
http://www.atlastours.net/iraq/samarra.html
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/08/the-great-mosque-of-samarra.html

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Building Analysis -The Umayyad Mosque

Building Analysis - The Umayyad Mosque

Name of Building : The Umayyad Mosque [The Great Mosque of Damascus ]
Location : Damascus, Syria
Year of construction : 705-715A.D./85-96A.H
Materials : Stone, Marble, Tile, Mosaic.
Building Type : Mosque [Jame' جامع]
Distinguished Feature : Vast central courtyard, three square minarets, small dome resting on the South facade [ the building as a whole is giving a feel for a mixed Christian and Islamic architectural design].
Basic Outline Geometry : Rectangle in plan.
Dimensions : 100mx 157m | Height : 36 meters, tallest minaret (77 meters)
Religious Importance: an Islamic architecture innovation in which it introduced what would be the standard and most distinguished features of Islamic mosque designs for later eras/periods to come, such as the minarets and the Sahn (courtyard).