Muslim mosques are called temples, but they are built according to certain rules.Firstly, the building should be strictly oriented to the East, which is the holy place for all Muslims - Makkah.Secondly, the compulsory element of any mosque minaret is - tall and narrow extension often cylindrical or rectangular.Such architectural elements in the mosque can be from one to nine.It is from this premise the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer.
Almost all Muslim shrines equipped yard.Here, according to tradition, to be arranged fountain, well or any device used for ablutions.According to Muslim traditions, go dirty for prayer in the temple can not be.In the courtyard are also outbuildings.Madrasah is different from the mosque that the courtyard can be equipped with facilities for the seminarians.Modern churches, of course, have a fairly modest architecture.However, if you look at the magnificent old mosques, you will notice that before the courts often run out columns, even arranged around the perimeter of the gallery.The building is crowned by a dome of a mosque, decorated with a crescent moon.
This is particularly the Muslim temple in terms of exterior design.Inside, the building is divided today into two halves - male and female.On the eastern wall of the prayer room compulsorily arranged mihrab - a special niche.To his right is a special pulpit from which the imam reads his sermon to believers.During the prayer, the old people standing closest to him.Behind them - middle-aged people.And in the latest series - the youth.
images of people and animals is prohibited in Islam.So, of course, no icons in the prayer room or anywhere else there.In our time, the walls are usually decorated with Arabic writing - verses from the Koran.It is often used for the decoration of mosques as fractal or floral designs.They may be formed outside of the building and inside.Muslim temples usually get off in the traditional blue and red colors.In addition, the ornaments can frequently be seen blotches of white and gold.
remarkable example of Islamic architecture can be considered, such as the Taj Mahal in Agra.This is a very beautiful building, which is considered the gem of the global culture.Built the Muslim temple, photo which you can see at the top of the page Dzhahadom Shah in honor of his wife.The woman's name was Mumtaz Mahal (hence the slightly pereinachenny name of the temple), and she died in childbirth.In the church there are two tombs - the wife of the Shah and his own.
In the second photo - Sultan Ahmet Mosque, located in Istanbul.A distinctive feature of the Turkish Muslim temples can be called a special form of the dome - flatter than in mosques in other countries.The third photo - Sultan Ahmet Mosque inside.Quite often Muslim adapts to its own subject peoples temples of the Church.An example is the most significant monument of early Christian culture - Sophia of Constantinople, to which the Turks were added minarets.
Thus, the distinguishing feature of these buildings, as Muslim temples, the dome can be called and the presence of the court.In addition, the architectural elements are mandatory minarets, the mihrab and the pulpit.
