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Ibn Tulun 

 

According to the Muslim Heritage the Ibn is one of the oldest mosque in Egypt. The architecture is very intricate and complex compared to other architectures. This mosque is like other traditional mosques but has many new structures and ideas for this mosque.

Hagia Sophia

According to the Procopius by De Aedificiis  the Hagia Sophia was a magnificent building to see. Many people from different countries around Europe were brought to build this large church by Justinian the ruler at the time. They say that the beauty of this church never fails to  amaze people. the church was used for Eastern Orthodox religion worshiping.

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The architecture difference in the Byzantine churches and the Islamic mosques. The Ibn Tulun mosque and the Hagia Sophia have many differences between their own set of architecture. Each of the religious buildings were used for different religions such as ; the Ibn Tulun mosque is used for the Islam religion and the Hagia Sophia was used for the Eastern Orthodox religion. Some of the differences between the Byzantium and the Islamic architecture in the religious buildings were the domes, structures/artwork, and the arches inside the buildings.

Outline

·         Styles of architecture

o   Byzantium religious building Hagia Sophia

§  Rebuilt by Justinian  in 537

·         Justinian architecture was an influence for the rebuilding of this structure.

o   Structure/artwork found throughout the church.

§  Caved stones were found throughout the church such as the columns .

§  Fresco painting were religious paintings hung on wall and galleries.

o   Domes were an important architecture found on the churches.

§  basic circular shape was the basic shape of the domes.

·         The domes were made of brick and mortar

o   arches found in the building that were connecting the buildings

§  oval shaped was the basic shape.

·         connected by columns were the basic structures that held the arches in place.

o   the forest of arches is found in the Hagia Sophia.

o   Ibn Tulun

§  Ahmad  Ibn Tulun was the person that decided on the building of the mosque.

·         hypostyle mosque was the styles of architecture for the mosque.

o   Structures/artwork

§  Carved wood was mostly found on chairs and tables and some alters.

§  Metalwork were mostly religious scluptures

o   domes

§   decorated squinches was the type of the style

·          Dome were made of rock and wood

o   Arches

§  Pointed arches were basically found all over the mosque

·         Arched windows were type of arches found

There are some major and less major differences between the byzantine architecture and the Islamic architecture. Even though they had architectural difference it does not side the fact that the building were built for a religious worship.

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