This is one of a large collection of architectural views acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum National Art Library from Professor Sir K.A.C. Creswell (1879-1974) between 1921 and 1939. The majority of the views are of Cairo, but the collection also includes views of Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia and Turkey.

A sahn (Arabic: صَحْن, ṣaḥn), is a courtyard in Islamic architecture, especially the formal courtyard of a mosque. [1] [2] [3] [4] Most traditional mosques have a large central sahn, which is surrounded by a riwaq or arcade on all sides.

2025年1月15日 · The mosque occupies a huge quadrangle 515 by 330 feet (157 by 100 metres) and contains a large open courtyard surrounded by an arcade of arches supported by slender columns. The liwan, or hall of worship, running the length of the south side of the mosque, is divided into three long aisles by rows of columns and arches.

Detail of mosaics in the courtyard arcade of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715. The mosaics of the Great Mosque at Damascus are probably the work of Byzantine artists and include buildings and landscapes common in Late Antique art—but no zoomorphic forms.

2012年5月9日 · Details of the mosaics on the western courtyard wall from the Friday Mosque, Damascus, 705–715. Left: Detail showing a pastoral scene punctuated by tall trees. Right: Detail showing a fanciful pavilion with hanging pearl chains.

Figure 10-6 Detail of a mosaic in the courtyard arcade of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715.

The mosque owes a debt to _____ architecture in its plan and decoration. the great mosque, Damascus, syria detail of a mosaic in the courtyard arcade of the Great mosque

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The courtyard is surrounded by four exterior walls, cloistered arcades, called as riwaq, enclosures the courtyard on the three sides which are double-tiered in shape. The arches consists of two levels, one has semi-circular arches and second is smaller double arches shown below in …

2013年9月9日 · The complex is based on the layout of the house of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina: a large courtyard and a covered area. The Patio The large patio is a square (122.5 x 50 m), surrounded on three sides by a double arcade. The upper arches are double and much smaller than the lower ones.