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Decoding and Demystifying Da Vinci |
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By: Dr Zohor Shanan Idrisi , Thu 27 January, 2005 |
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This article traces some of the religious symbolism connected to ideas in the book "The Davinci Code" and used from ancient Mesopotamia through to the current day and looks at the ways in which the mathematics involved developed through Muslim contributions.
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Ukhaidar Palace (720-800 CE) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 27 January, 2005 |
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About 100 miles south-west of Baghdad is Ukhaidar palace, one of the most preserved palaces of the Muslim world. It is unique in its architectural wealth and incorporated some of the key innovations that greatly impacted the development of Muslim as well as non-Muslim architecture.
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Atala Mosque, Jaunpur 1408 |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 21 January, 2005 |
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Being the first mosque to be build after the independence of Jaunpur from the Islamic caliphate in India, the Atala Mosque was given royal treatment setting up a new monumentality to the traditional jami'.
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Architecture of Al-Azhar |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 30 December, 2004 |
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Of the many splendours of Egypt, the Al-Azhar stands as a landmark in its architectural and cultural history, marking the beginning of the Fatimid rule and the foundation of its capital Cairo (Al-Qahira, the victorious).
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Khirbat Al-Mafjar, Palace (740 -750) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 09 December, 2004 |
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Khirbat Palace remains a unique example of Umayyad luxury and their developed taste for art. The palace gained particular reputation due to the well-preserved floor mosaics.
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The Great Mosque of Tlemcen |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 08 December, 2004 |
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The Great Mosque of Tlemcen as a whole is an architectural masterpiece however, the techniques introduced in the construction of the mihrab dome are the most innovative. It is one of the oldest and best preserved Almoravid buildings in Algeria
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Taj Mahal : The Architecture of Love |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 04 November, 2004 |
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"The whole together appears like a most perfect pearl on an azure ground. The effect is such as, I confess, I never experienced from any work of art. The fine materials, the beautiful forms, and the symmetry of the whole, with the judicious choice of situation, far surpass anything I ever beheld" Danby Miles
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Kutubiya Mosque (1158) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sat 30 October, 2004 |
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Abul Mumin chose to build his mosque adjacent to the main street of booksellers to emphasize the importance of reading and learning as the main source of progress, hence the origin of the name "Kutubiya".
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Sultan Ahmet Cami or Blue Mosque |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 08 July, 2004 |
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Commissioned by Sultan Ahmed (1606-1617), the mosque was built by Mehmet Agha who is said to have toured key Ottoman monuments before he drew the plan of the blue mosque. This can be affirmed by the character of this mosque which came to embrace a number of ideas of his predecessors.
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The Ottoman Madrassa |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 08 July, 2004 |
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The Madrassa was one of the main venues of education in the Muslim World under the Ottoman Caliphate until 1924 when Ataturks' law abolished it in favour of modern schools and universities. In planning terms early Ottoman madrassa maintained the spatial configuration based on the iwan plan.
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