- First mosque built in Africa
- Built by the Copts of Egypt as a praisal for their liberation from
the Roman Empire
- Caliph Umar Ibn Al Khattab encouraged the construction of
Al Fustat (first Islamic capital in Africa) as capital instead of
Alexandria.
- Damaged and Restored several times
Amr Ibn Al Aas Mosque
2. Abbasid Dynasty
Development Through Time
Generics
Dome of the Rock, Al Quds
- Constructed by: Abd Al Malik Ibn Marawan
- Historical Significance: Prophet's Nigh Journey to Heaven
STRUCTURE AND FORM
Leader:
Ummayad Caliph
Belief:
Sunni
Capital:
Al Aasskar
Architectural
Remarkables
Origins and
Caliphate:
Baghdad, Iraq
Nothing left of this period in Egypt
- Great Mosque of Samarra, El
Malwiya, Iraq
- Extended SOUTHWEST by Abassid Caliph Al Mamun
- 5 Minarets during FATIMID ERA (now all gone)
- Current Minarets built 1800
Started without :
Mihrab / Minaret / Sahn
Architectural Features: Arches and Columns
Mosque Plan after Development
- Inspired by Roman columns and chruch architecture
- MATERIAL:
- Split Palm Tree Trunks
- Stones and Mud Bricks
- Roof: Wood and Palm Leaves
(Construction Technology similar to Kaaba's)
1. Ummayed Dynasty
Generics
Leader:
Amr Ibn Al Aas
Belief:
Sunni
Capital:
Al Fustat
Architectural
Remarkables
Damascus
1. The Dome of the Rock,
Jersulam
2. Ummayed Mosque
Origins and
Caliphate:
Damascus
Egypt
1. Amr Ibn Al Aas Mosque
- Octagonal with 20m diameter Dome elevated on a circular
drum standing on 16 supports (4 piers / 12 columns)
- Around circular area : 24 piers and columns
- Outer Octagonal Wall
- Many Windows
- Full of Colours and Ornaments