DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A TEMPLE AND A MOSQUE

TEMPLE

1. Abode of mystery.
2. In no time a phantom of darkness with dim cells surrounds it.
3. The focal point is a sacred chamber deep within the labyrinth of its endless corridors.
4. Complex and determined.
5. The walls are pulsed with imagination.
6. Inscription art is rare. Economography and carved motif composition.
7. The natural markings and textures of the stone have a vivid and colorful effect depending on the shape.
8. Orientation EV
9. against. Theory - Trotter
10. Dry masonry
11. The horizon
12. Architecture is almost entirely confined to temples.

MOSQUE

1. Clarity of mosque
2. Courts open to light and air with many doorways inviting publicity
3. No need of a central shrine
4. Wholly visible and intelligible
5. Representation of natural forms is prohibited
6. Decorative lettering in sculptured texts
7. Broke up the wall surfaces in patterns of diffrent colored marble painted plaster, glazed tiles
8. Orientation towards Mecca
9. Mortar masonry
10. Skyline- Dome

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BUILDING TYPES OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE  

1. MOSQUES
2. TOMBS
3. CITIES
4. FORTS
5. GARDENS
6. TOWN GATES
7. PAVILIONS

THE ELEMENTS OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 

• DOMES

• ARCHES

• MINARETS
• SQUINCH
• ARABESQUE