can you please tell me something about islamic art and architecture?

Question

its for my report,,,,

Answer 1

Hi! I read this somewhere a long time ago.. thought it was wonderful... and just stumbled upon it again:

To the untrained Western eye, Islamic decoration often appears stultifying or excessive in its richness. One exception to this school of thought was the 19th-century British scholar and architect Owen Jones. In 'The Grammar of Ornament,' he writes that the first principle of architecture is to decorate construction and never to construct decoration. Ornamentation that is constructed falsely, he adds, can never achieve beauty or harmony. In regards to Islamic decoration he writes, "(W)e never find a useless or superfluous ornament; every ornament arises quietly and naturally from the surface decorated."

Anyway.. down to business. Everything you need to 'ace' your report is here in this link. I think Islamic art is just beautiful............ Read:)

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Answer 2

arabs, in the early times, absorbed conquered populations along with their cultural heritage.. In art they embraced the Early Christian- Byzantine style, with its echoes of Hellenistic and Roman forms and artistic traditions of Persia. Pre Islamic Arabia contributed only the beautiful ornamental Arabic script. At the end of 7th century Moslem rulers began to erect mosques and palaces showing decorations by craftsmen from Egypt, Syria , Persia and Byzantium. Thus the Great Mosque at Damascus had walls covered w/ wonderful glass mosaic, landscape and architecture w/ geometric frameworks of zigzags and rosettes uniformly repeated on the entire width of the facade, assymetrical abstract patterns characteristic of Moslem art. The basic features of the plan are typically : a rectangle with its main axis pointing south to Mecca. court surrounded by aisles that run toward the gibla side, the center of which is marked by a small niche, the mihrab, the minaret on the opposite side, a tower where the faithfuls were summoned to pray by the cry of the muezzin.

Answer 3

Islamic art focuses on vegetal (plant) patterns, calligraphy (beautiful handwriting) and tessallated shapes (shapes that interlock and create beautiful, intricate patterns) In mosques, one will not find pictures of Koran stories featuring people in them. To see a gorgeous example of Arab architecture, go online and search for images of the Mosque of Paris (Modelled after the Mosque of Fez) I just visited there last month and was mesmerized by its beauty. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

as a christian, scripture tells me that each and each and each person great things come from God. considering allah isn't God of scripture cos the koran CONTRADICTS scripture each and each and every of ways, i stumble upon that the source of islamic thought is ... devil. actual, i stumble upon no attractiveness contained in the structure of a dome, mosque or something it extremely is outdoors of christianity for that count number. i stumble upon no attractiveness in islamic dress style ... i stumble upon no attractiveness in muslims ... nor in a heathen. at the same time as a muslim worships in a mosque, he bends his body w his head to the floor. the guy in the back of w his head up ought to have finished view of his butts ... and the scent if he farts ... yikes. evaluate the steeple of a church and english church structure ... all stimulated of God ... somewhat beautiful and beautiful. It invokes constructive thoughts in me after I behold them.