La Mezquita
by Usha Peddamatham
Title
La Mezquita
Artist
Usha Peddamatham
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photographs
Description
The Mihrab, a domed reliquary of Byzantine mosaics was built by Al Hakam II and is the focal point. In this mosque, Islamic worshipers would have traditionally faced south-southeast in the direction of Mecca. However, in the Great Mosque instead it looked south, indicating the same way as the Damascus mosque’s direction for prayer, not Mecca.
In front of the Mihrab, the Maksoureh, an anteroom for the caliph and his court was created with Islamic mosaics and plasterwork.
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September 28th, 2017
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