URSI 110--The City

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Grand World Tour: Dar Al-Islam

Key Ideas:

• Dar al-Islam (“The Muslim Community”)
• Keel arch
• Dome
• Minaret
• Kulliye

City Form

• Jerusalem
• History of forms

Public Buildings

• Mosques
• Dome of the Rock
• Santa Sophia 2
• Taj Mahal (Agra, India) 1, 2, 3, 4
• Modern examples 1, 2
• Palaces

Commercial/Industrial

• Kulliye, 2
• Mosque
• Madrese (school)
• Imaret (community kitchen/community center)
• Han (hotel)
• Caravanserai (trucker’s stop)
• Building a Mosque
• Schematic
• Walls
• Columns & capitals
• Domes 1, 2, 3
• Grilled windows 1, 2
• Decoration (calligraphy)
• Courtyard

Residential/Daily Life

• Wind tower 1, 2, 3, 4
• Contemporary Architecture

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Revised 5 Sept 10