Mezquita De Córdoba in Southern Spain

Driving along the highway, all eyes are drawn as a magnet to the unique building with its golden dome and unusual architecture. The Islamic Center is located at the base of a residential street in a small neighborhood. The center houses an Islamic school, a community center, an international school and the Mosque, which is the place of worship for Muslims.

The mosque can be identified by its elaborate squinch-supported domes. The Great Mosque of Cordoba is one of the finest surviving examples of Umayyad architecture in Spain. The mosque has marble capitals and columns in the hypostyle prayer hall. A person enters the hall through an open courtyard called a sahn. Its famous horseshoe arches have an alternated pattern of pale stone and red brick voussoirs

"The Dome of the Rock, which had been built in 72/691 as a triumphant statement of the superiority of Islam over other faiths, especially Christianity, displays a careful selection of Quranic inscriptions which tilt at the Trinity and the Incarnation. Islam's uncompromising monotheism is emphasized in a long band of inscriptions measuring around 240 metres in length: the message is unambiguous: ‘There is no god but the One God and He has no partner.'"

The Romans architecture was heavily influenced by Greek Architecture, in the way of columns and stone (Cartwright). The Coliseum is the largest of their structures, and Coliseum-inspired structures can still be seen around the world through football stadiums, or soccer stadiums. The Romans Pantheon inspired the Capitol Building, as well. The Capitol Buildings similarities to the Pantheon are so close, that the ceilings even look the same. Arches and heavy use of columns are both influenced by the Romans as well (Cartwright). The Romans were excellent architectures, and a lot of their larger structures are still standing, so it’s no wonder that they could influence buildings even

The Pantheon is an iconic part of architecture, particularly in the mediterranean. Constructed in Imperial Rome, the Pantheon was an incredible piece that forever influenced the basics of architecture. A similar piece, contemporary to the Pantheon, would be the Dome of the Rock. Found in Jerusalem, the Umayyad caliph built the shrine in the seventh century to serve a function as an Islamic shrine. Being the oldest extant Islamic monument known to man, the Dome of the Rock is sacred to both the Muslim and jewish religions.While being in completely different cultures, the Pantheon and the Dome of the Rock share numerous similarities varying from their functionality to the characteristic style of the domes.

the most historical mosques, Hagia Sophia and the Dome of the Rock, are built for different

The ancient Romans created and borrowed fundamental types of concepts that made up buildings. The ideas that the Romans borrowed were basic ideas such as the column. A column is a vertical shaped pillar with the chief design concern of supporting a building. Most columns consist of three parts, the base, the shaft, and the capital. The shaft is usually cylindrical in shape. The Greeks had three basic types of columns, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. All three types have narrow fillets on them. These were small vertical slits that ran the length of the column. The Romans modified the column and added two types, Truscan and Composile. The columns became widely used in homes and temples in Greece and later in Rome ("Architecture").

Architecture comes with many significant meanings, including religious significance. The Pantheon, built from 118 to 125 CE in Rome, Italy, was a temple made to worship the Roman gods and goddesses. This temple is one of the most important buildings both in history and architecture, influencing many other monuments with its form, such as The Dome of the Rock. The Dome of the Rock, built from 687 to 692 CE, was the first great Islamic building. Located in Jerusalem, it is a shrine still very significant to many religions, such as Judaism and Christianity, today. Though not resembling each other in appearance, these buildings are extremely similar, in terms of religious meaning. The Pantheon and the Dome of the Rock, through their own distinctive form and similar location backgrounds, illuminate religion as the most important factor in each society, as these monuments symbolize a sense of unification throughout the city.

The ability to receive a priceless education on a vacation by exploring and adventuring is an unforgettable journey. Furthermore, Toledo and Alhambra Spain contains the Ancient ruins of the Roman Empire and the educational experience not available In text books. All in all, Rome had an architecture and society so advanced it becomes a historical lesson on artwork, structure, and society.

Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders in the amphitheater perfectly exemplify the Greek style in Roman Architecture. Romans, however, did not structure the orders functionally unlike Greek did. Moreover, the use of the arch in the Colosseum, depicts that Roman did not limit themselves to post and lintel structure. They developed round arch system from the Etruscan and consequently be the foundation of Roman and western architectural mastery. For instance, aqueduct, bridge and building. This architectural discovery also allowed Roman to support the big, heavy and complex construction like Colosseum. This generated arch is not only sustaining weight of structure but also supporting interior tunnels and open space inside the arena. In their effort to build the high and heavy building Roman used wooden train and devices to transfer materials from ground up to great heights in record time. Finally, The Colosseum became up to 160 feet tall. It could be considered as the tallest building ancient Roman ever built. The arena was white due to extensive materials such as concrete, cement and limestone. When the times went by, weather and environment conditions turn it to be dusty color eventually Besides, the interior design is fascinating. Light and Shadow matters were needed careful consideration. The whole stadium is under the retractable canvas called a “Velarium” in order to shield people from the sun and rain during the daytime. In contrast, there is a huge beautiful chandelier above the arcade and provide shining light in nighttime. The amphitheater had included more facilities for spectators. For example, drinking water fountains or large

This place is located in Granada, Spain. The name of this palace means "the red one". It was originally constructed as a small fortress in 889 and then largely ignored until Moorish emir Mohammed ibn Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada renovated and rebuilt its ruins in the mid-11th century. He was the one who built its current palace and walls. In 1333 Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada converted it into a royal palace.

As the saying goes “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” however long it took to build the capital, the days, months, years, centuries of work can be viewed as a long lasting landmark which paved the way for new and challenging architecture to come (How Roman architecture influenced modern architecture [sa]). According to Tony Rook (2013: [sp] ch.2) the typical Roman temple shows the Etruscan tradition combined with the Greek one. Although some of their premature concepts were acquired from the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, Roman architects transformed the body of architecture for all time to come, offering buildings and structures that has never been before, along the side of public buildings and infrastructure that could be used by

Being surrounded by other important edifices of the early Istanbul it also raises its importance. And the mosque has an amazing scenery of the sea. Along with the magnificent scenery, it happens to be decorated by masters such as the architect Mehmed Aga who had fashioned the interior to perfection just like a jeweler. The mosque itself used to be part of a great known complex, including a covered bazaar, schools, public kitchens, a caravanserai, Turkish baths, a hospital and the mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed himself. Many social and cultural buildings have not survived to our day and age and yet, the Blue Mosque in all its glory is still standing just as beautifully as it did the day it was

During the time, Italy stood noticeably apart from the rest of the country in its expansion of this Gothic style in the late 13th century ("Italian Gothic"). Italy has always been known for its exquisite cathedrals, but one of the main attractions for European tourists today is the huge and exquisite Gothic cathedral in Milan (Tyler). It is an immense structure that sits in the middle of the city square (Tyler). The Milan Cathedral is thought by Italians to be the only cathedral to be equivalent to Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome (Tyler). It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the second largest Catholic cathedral in the world (Tyler). The Milan Cathedral can comfortably fit 40,000 people and is 157 meters long. Only the Seville Cathedral is larger than the one in Milan (Hayes).

What is the importance of this cathedral and how did the local people accepted the cathedral?