Mohammed is the main man of the Islamic Religion, and the religion of Islam is the foundation for Islamic design. The central facility for prayer and worship is known as a mosque. The first one every created, Mohammad's, is the prototype or building block for others to come.
Features of a mosque are:
- Perimeter walls
- Covered hall of columns
- Courtyard
The Taj Mahal was the piece we studied that I felt was the most interesting in many aspects. This is a white domed marble mausoleum. Upon the death of Emperor Shah Jahan's wife he wanted this to be build in her honor. The overall engineer and construction of this building replicates a lot of modern day applications. The foundation of the building used piers that replicate modern caissons which I found to be very cool. Also, they were able to address drainage and other issues that are a common problem. With the video we watched it was very cool to see that he build a "replica" of the Taj Mahol across the lake in Black stone. However, it was actually not a structure but rather a plane of water that reflected the original Taj Mahal, its the symbolism that I loved.
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| Interior of Taj Mahal |
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| Interior of Taj Mahal |
Other structures from this era are: Great Mosque of Cardoba, Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, and The Great Mosque of Kairouan.
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| Modern Influence |
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| Modern Influence |
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