First Temple

Second Temple proposed expansion

1 Ark
2 Torah Scrolls

Ark of the Covenant

3 Ner Tamid
4 Menorah Replica
5 Ten commandments
6 Prophet’s Chair
7 Rabbi's podium
8 Table
9 Bimah
10 Seating
 Layers of History- St. Peter’s Basilica

PARTS OF CHURCH

The plan shows the relative locations of the circus of Nero, the old and new
Basilicas of St. Peter.
 Rectangular Plan
Central Plan

Basilica

Tholos

Evolution of the Church Form

ST. PETER’S BASILICA (OLD- Demolished)
 Mosque- Tunisia

Detail of a typical mihrab

Jama Masjid- Ahmedabad

 Muqarnas, Isfahan, Iran

“Minbar” Mosques- Cairo

Dome, Jerusalem

Iwan, Isfahan

Muqarnas, Alhambra, Granada

Elements of Mosque- Domes, Muqarnas & Iwans

 Hasan, Cairo
Kufic Inscription Frieze in Stucco in the main Iwan, Sultan
Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo
Elements of Mosque- Maqsura
Elements of Mosque- Dikka
Detail of marble inlay Taj Mahal Agra, India

Elements of Mosque- Calligraphy

Inscriptions around the tambour (base of the

dome) (in tile) at Isfahan, Iran
Spread of islam
Actors- Mohammed
Spread of islam
Tool- Hegira
Tools- Trade
routes

Spread of islam

Tools- Military campaign

 1. Hypostyle

3. Centrally planned
2. Four Iwan
Common types of mosque Plans