Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

An Overview on Islamic Architecture, Case Study; Iranian Mosques

Amineddin Salimi, Aysegul Yurtyapan Salimi

Abstract :

Islamic architecture includes a vast range of buildings with different and special elements that which of them can be evaluated uniquely. There are some ight styles that are effective while evolution of Islamic architecture in middle–east such as Arabic, Azeri and Persian architecture. In this topic Iran has stand in a unique stage because Iranian architecture shows a multi–style of the architecture of mentioned cultures that happened in Iranian history. In this paper some of the Iranian mosques have been investigated to show their relations. For example; Juma Mosque of Fahraj city, Juma Mosque of Isfahan city and Juma Mosque of Yazd city in Iran show the evolution of Iranian Islamic architecture and their imitation, effect and relation with other Islamic styles. Firstly, Juma Mosque of Fahraj city is the oldest mosque that has constructed in Iran. It shows how the Persian–Sasanid architecture mixed with Arabic architecture in the first centuries of Islamic Iran eras. Then, it demonstrates mixing Persian architecture with Turkish–Seljuqs between 10th and 11th centuries when they added a minaret beside the mosque. Secondly, the Juma mosque of Isfahan city represents as a condensed history of Iranian architecture as well because it has a lot of elements that have signed with different dynasties which were ruling in Iran. Finally, the juma Mosque of Yazd city with the tallest minarets illustrates mixing Persian architecture with Azeri architecture. This paper investigated about Islamic architecture specially focusing on Iranian mosques to show the features of different styles in the frame of Islamic architecture.

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Amineddin Salimi, Aysegul Yurtyapan Salimi An Overview on Islamic Architecture, Case Study; Iranian Mosques International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 10 October 2015

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