The Great Mosque of Istanbul Essay

what drives the plot forward. Other less significant characters also have identity crises, and these are also highlighted by the multiple names assigned to them. Mustafa has completely separated his life and personality as “king” of his family in Istanbul from his life as a husband in Arizona. This is again evidenced in the two different names he has, initially arising from a mispronunciation. “He had lived two very different lives. Mustafa and Mostapha. And sometimes the only way to bridge the gap…

The Bibi Khanym is a congregational mosque, masjid-i jami` in Persian, built by Emperor Timur-i Leng between 1399 and 1404 in Samarkand, present day Uzbekistan. Emperor Timur remarkably expanded his small tribe into the Timurid Dynasty, which lasted from 1370 to 1507. Timur showed great leadership skills and also had an interest in architecture. The results of his artistic interests are especially apparent in Samarkand, the capital of the Timurids during Timur’s reign where art, architecture, and…

most beautiful building among these is the Mosque. The Mosque was built in early 1990's and is American built, almost entirely by local architects and local artists. There is a fountain in front of the Mosque and a second fountain inside the vestibule. These fountains have come from as far away as Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia and are merely for decoration though in older times fountains were used for washing before prayer. Upon entering the Mosque, I enter into a vestibule with a decorative…

Istanbul Palaces in Pre-Ottoman Era Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul, these names are addressed to the same place which now we call it as Istanbul. According to the latest excavation during the construction of the Marmaray Tunnel in 2008, the history of Istanbul has begun from 6700 BC, that’s where they found the remains of sinking ships belong to the earliest human settlement of the city. In 700 BC, when the Greek Colonists which was led by King Byzas arrived in the area, they settled there…

As well as amplifying the Muazzin’s voice, the dome helps echo the prayers around the Mosque. The dome is very important and is found on top of most Mosques, it helps distinguish a Mosque and symbolises the unity of Muslims. It also symbolises the beauty of Islam, as it is the colour of al-Jannah and the people of Jannah will be dressed in green. The Prophet (S.A.W) was also reported to have been seen wearing two green garments which means it was a liked colour by the Prophet. Figure 1: The…

the air; this helps especially in hot countries as it helps the people to concentrate by keeping them cool. Because the Islam religion is against any idolatry and worshipping Allah by images, there are no pictures or statues in a mosque. However, decorative patterns are used. These range from patterns made from mosaic tiles to precious stones. The patterns are not allowed to resemble any of Allah’s creation (animals and plants alike) because Islam teaches that it…

Byzantium, a city built by Greek colonists to Constantinople, the capital of an empire and then Istanbul, Istanbul has seen almost everything. The zenith of civilization to the ruinous city ravaged by war and political chaos; Each time an empire fell; a new one was born from its ruins giving the people another chance at life, and this cycle continued and still continues. This constant struggle brings with it sorrow; sorrow of the loss of loved ones, sorrow of the loss of culture and sorrow of the…

Istanbul Class Tours provides travel-planning services in Turkey and Europe. The travel agency aims to offer tailor made holidays for domestic and international clientele. The service industry, including travel agencies, is one of the fast growing business sectors of the economy, and Istanbul Class Tours aim to exploit on the succeed of the industry by taking advantage of a travel planning opportunities in the East of Turkey. Offering to discover Southern, Western and Northern culture that greatly…

Sky Towers is a residential located in Ataşehir,Istanbul and consists of two housings ; one 41 storeys high and the other 31 storeys high which were build in 2011. It is mainly successfully build place, however it does occur to have a few problems. To begin with the architecture, Sky Towers is build in a post-modernistic style which can be seen in the geometrical straight lines and the contrasting rather traditional roofs of the buildings, combining popular and old fashioned aspects of architeture…

fuselage of one of the crashed, hijacked planes on 9/11. This building is also thirteen stories tall, and is planned to include a bookstore, basketball court, and much more. All of these attributes are a little on the excessive side. If the planned mosque goes on, it will cause way more trouble than it’s worth (Esman). Ex New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was in office at the time of the 9/11 attack says “This project is creating tremendous pain for people who’ve already made the ultimate sacrifice…