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200

 has a balcony, where Adhan is, people are called to prayer.

what is the marinet  

200

a public place for people to bathe

what is a public bath

200

this century was had a lot of Islamic Architecture  

what is the 7th century

200

The _____ _____ is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra.

what is the taj mahal

400

open courtyard where Muslims meet w/o disturbing others

what is the sahn

400

a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

what is a dome

400

what war left most of Islamic historical buildings in ruins.

what is the syrian cival war

400

The ____ __ ___ ____ is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

what is dome of the rock

600

fountain where you wash before you pray

what was the Ablution fountain?

600

a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.

what is a pillar

600

what did most Islamic architecture have

radiant colors

600

The ______ is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

what is The Alhambra 

800

covered walkway around the sahn.

what is the arcade?

800

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a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it.

what is a arch

800

who were people that occupied mosques 

who are Muslims 

800

The _____ ______ _______ is a mosque from the 9th century CE located in Samarra, Iraq.

great mosque of Samarra 

1000

The house of God in Makkah

what was the Kaaba?

1000

Sometimes called "honeycomb vaulting" or "stalactite vaulting", the purpose of muqarnas is to create a smooth, decorative zone of transition in an otherwise bare, structural space.

what is the Muqarnas vault

1000

To keep buildings cool in the hot desert,_____ _____ were constructed to direct wind down into the interior of the building.


what is wind towers

1000

 

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The ______ ______ __ _ _ _ officially known by its ecclesiastical name, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and located in the Spanish region of

what is the great mosque of Córdoba  

1000

A _____ is a vaulted rectangular portal that often opened into a courtyard.
 

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