Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Islam



The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem







Interior of the Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain







Domed ceiling in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain


ISLAM

Muhammad
Quran
Mecca
The Mosque
--qibla
--sahn
--minaret
--mihrab
calligraphy

Chapter 11


The Adnan, or the call to prayer in Istanbul. What you are hearing is a call and response between two of the six minarets of the Ahmediye or "Blue Mosque".  You get a glimpse of Haghia Sophia at the end of the clip.