Commemorating the Sacred Spaces of the Past: The Mamluks and the Umayyad Mosque at Damascus
Considered one of the wonders of world by medieval geographers, the Umayyad mosque at Damascus, with its shimmering gilded glass mosaics, had a tremendous impact on medieval Islamic architectural decoration. The mosque was, and continues to be, one of the most celebrated and frequently visited holy...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2004
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2004, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-39 |
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| Summary: | Considered one of the wonders of world by medieval geographers, the Umayyad mosque at Damascus, with its shimmering gilded glass mosaics, had a tremendous impact on medieval Islamic architectural decoration. The mosque was, and continues to be, one of the most celebrated and frequently visited holy places in the Islamic world. One of the largest congregational mosques of its day, it served as a gathering place for the citizens of Damascus. No wonder the fledgling Mamluk state chose to patronize it, in the process situating themselves in a long line of legitimate Muslim leaders. Its splendor, expansiveness and expensive contruction represented the prosperity and grandeur of the fourteenth century. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/4149989 |