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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Fwd: [bangla-vision] Glories of Islamic Architecture



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From: Romi Elnagar <bluesapphire48@yahoo.com>
Date: 2010/8/29
Subject: [bangla-vision] Glories of Islamic Architecture
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Ramadan Karim!
There are many beautiful churches and cathedrals in Europe, but I find these masterpieces of Islamic art just stunning.  Sometimes I think maybe there is a touch of envy in the hostility of the West towards Islam.  In any case, it is hard not to believe in a God that could inspire men to create these houses of worship. 
I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

  Hajja Romi...

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Pakistan: Badshahi Masjid

The famous Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. A beautiful example of Mughal architecture. It was built by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1673.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/camdiary/1101058334/


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Interior of the Badshahi Mosque

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amirphotography/4349814420/


Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan. by Amir Mukhtar Mughal 
 

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Sayyda Ruuqayya Mosque

Damascus, Syria
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trilli_bagus/4239584327/
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Dome of Madrasa and Masjid of Sultan Qaytbay مدرسة ومسجد السلطان قايتباي / Cairo / Egypt - 28 05 2010

The Madrasa and Mosque of Sultan Qaytbay is located in the Northern Cemetery (Cemetery of the Mamluks), Cairo, Egypt
Date of the monument: Hegira 879 / AD 1474
Period / Dynasty: Mamluk
Patron(s): Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaytbay (r. AH 872–901 / AD 1468–96)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmedalbadawyshots/4810235126/

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Mosque pillars and striped arches, Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain

Mosque pillars and striped arches, Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikey_stephens/4462402441/


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Granada  - Alhambra

La Alhambra, denominada así por sus muros de color rojizo («qa'lat al-Hamra'», Castillo Rojo), está situada en lo alto de la colina de al-Sabika, en la margen izquierda del río Darro, al este de la ciudad, frente a los barrios del Albaicín y de la Alcazaba. Su posición estratégica, desde la que se domina toda la ciudad y la vega granadina, hace pensar que existían construcciones anteriores a la llegada de los musulmanes. Su conjunto, completamente amurallado, posee una forma irregular limitado al norte por el valle del Darro, al sur por el de la al-Sabika, y al este por la Cuesta del Rey Chico, que a su vez la separan del Albaicín y del Generalife, situado en el cerro del Sol. Se tiene constancia por primera vez de ella en el siglo IX, cuando en 889 Sawwar ben Hamdun tuvo que refugiarse en la Alcazaba y repararla debido a las luchas civiles que azotaban por entonces al Califato cordobés, al que pertenecía Granada. Posteriormente, este recinto empezó a ensancharse y a poblarse, aunque no hasta lo que sería con posterioridad, ya que los primeros monarcas ziríes fijaron su residencia en lo que posteriormente sería el Albaicín. A pesar de la incorporación del castillo de la Alhambra al recinto amurallado de la ciudad en el siglo XI, lo que la convirtió en una fortaleza militar desde la que se dominaba toda la ciudad, no sería hasta el siglo XIII con la llegada del primer monarca nazarí, Mohamed ben Al-Hamar (Mohamed I, 1238-1273) cuando se fijaría la residencia real en La Alhambra. Este hecho marcó el inicio de su época de mayor esplendor. Primero se reforzó la parte antigua de la Alcazaba, y se construyó la Torre de la Vela y del Homenaje, se subío agua del río Darro, se edificaron almacenes, depósitos y comenzó la construcción del palacio y del recinto amurallado que continuaron Mohamed II (1273-1302) y Mohamed III (1302-1309), al que también se le atribuyen un baño público y la Mezquita sobre la que se construyó la actual iglesia de Santa María.A Yúsuf I (1333-1353) y Mohamed V (1353-1391) les debemos la inmensa mayoría de las construcciones de la Alhambra que han llegado a nuestra época. Desde la reforma de la Alcazaba y los palacios, pasando por la ampliación del recinto amurallado, la Puerta de la Justicia, la ampliación y decoración de las torres, construcción de los Baños y el Cuarto de Comares, la Sala de la Barca, hasta el Patio de los Leones y sus dependencias anexas. De los reyes nazaríes posteriores no se conserva prácticamente nada. De la época de los Reyes Católicos hasta nuestros días podemos destacar la demolición de parte del conjunto arquitectónico por parte de Carlos V para construir el palacio que lleva su nombre, la construcción de las habitaciones del emperador y el Peinador de la Reina y el abandono de la conservación de la Alhambra a partir del siglo XVIII. Durante la dominación francesa fue volada parte de la fortaleza y hasta el siglo XIX no comenzó su reparación, restauración y conservación que se mantiene hasta la actualidad.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reinante/2338301611/

Another view of al-Hamra
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Alhambra

Alhambra in Granada, Spain (2007)
Nasrid Palace
Court_of_the_Lions

Al-Andalus ... Andalusia

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cze/1406937527/

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Generalife garden - Alhambra - Spain

The Palacio de Generalife (Arabic: Jannat al-'Arif - Architect's Garden) was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid sultans of Granada.

The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III (1302-1309) and redecorated shortly after by Abu I-Walid Isma'il (1313-1324).


A view of the Alhambra from the Patio de la Acequia.The complex consists of the Patio de la Acequia (Court of the Water Channel or Water-Garden Courtyard), which has a long pool framed by flowerbeds, fountains, colonnades and pavilions, and the Jardín de la Sultana (Sultana's Garden or Courtyard of the Cypress). The former is thought to best preserve the style of the medieval garden in Al-Andalus. Originally the palace was linked to the Alhambra by a covered walkway across the ravine that now divides them. The Generalife is one of the oldest surviving Moorish gardens.[1]

Source: Wikipedia

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nino_ary/2311645673/

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Shahjahan Masjid-Pakistan

The Shah Jahan Mosque was built in the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It is located in Thatta, Sindh province, Pakistan. In the town of Thatta (100 km / 60 miles from Karachi) itself, there is famous Shahjahani Mosque with its beautiful architecture. This mosque was built in 1647 during the reign of Mughal King Shahjahan, also known as the builder King. The mosque is built with red bricks with blue coloured glaze tiles probably imported from another Sindh's town of Hala. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aamiryunus/2308427682/




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