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Document Details
Document Type
:
Article In Journal
Document Title
:
The Development of Mosque Architecture in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
تطور عمارة المساجد في مدينة الرياض بالمملكة العربية السعودية
Subject
:
التخطيط والتصميمات العمرانية
Document Language
:
Arabic
Abstract
:
Until the middle of the 20th century mud was the principle building material in the Riyadh area. A traditional mosque was basically a court in which one side is covered by a portico whose roof is built of tree trunks, mats, and mud. Only large mosques had minarets. When there is one, it is usually a low square tower, few meters high, accessible from the roof of the mosque. ,Al-Mihrab was a semi-cylindrical niche in the middle of the qibla wall. In the mosques where Friday prayers are performed, a simple minber may be available. After the increase in national income that came with the discovery of oil in the middle of this century reinforced concrete became the dominant construction method and mosques started to be built of concrete. The use of desert coolers and later Freon air-conditioning units required enclosing the prayer area. Gradually the court disappeared from many of the modern mosques. The use of loudsptakers obviated the need for the moa’zin to climb to the top of the minaret, As a result the minaret became more of a symbol than a mean to spread theiiioa’zin message. New floor plans, such as the hexagon and octagon, appeared as well. The influence of architectural styles from other Moslem countries ijvident in Riyadh mosques yet, they are attempts to integrate visual elements from traditional local architecture into modern mosques.
ISSN
:
1319-1047
Journal Name
:
Engineering Sciences Journal
Volume
:
8
Issue Number
:
1
Publishing Year
:
1416 AH
1996 AD
Article Type
:
Article
Added Date
:
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Researchers
Researcher Name (Arabic)
Researcher Name (English)
Researcher Type
Dr Grade
Email
محمد حسين البراهيم
AL-IBRAIHM, MOHAMMED HUSSEIN
Researcher
Doctorate
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تطور عمارة المساجد في مدينة الرياض بالمملكة العربية السعودية
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