The influence of numerology on the mosque design : A study of fatimid and mamluk eras /
Ahmed Sharif Adel Salama
The influence of numerology on the mosque design : A study of fatimid and mamluk eras / تأثير الأرقام على تصميم المساجد : دراسة حالة العصر الفاطمى و المملوكى Ahmed Sharif Adel Salama ; Supervised Sherine Wahba , Ahmed Mostafa - Cairo : Ahmed Sharif Adel Salama , 2017 - 204 P. : photographs ; 30cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering
Throughout history, architecture was considered the mirror of civilization. Architecture reflected the religious beliefs and cultural traditions of the layman. To achieve this equation, architects began to use symbolism in their design, translating the beliefs and tradition, which are non-tangible spiritual things, to tangible physical elements of design. The study explores the relationship between the Muslims community and the architecture of the mosques they build, emphasizing the symbolic nature of numbers in the design of mosques
Mosque Numerology Symbolism
The influence of numerology on the mosque design : A study of fatimid and mamluk eras / تأثير الأرقام على تصميم المساجد : دراسة حالة العصر الفاطمى و المملوكى Ahmed Sharif Adel Salama ; Supervised Sherine Wahba , Ahmed Mostafa - Cairo : Ahmed Sharif Adel Salama , 2017 - 204 P. : photographs ; 30cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering
Throughout history, architecture was considered the mirror of civilization. Architecture reflected the religious beliefs and cultural traditions of the layman. To achieve this equation, architects began to use symbolism in their design, translating the beliefs and tradition, which are non-tangible spiritual things, to tangible physical elements of design. The study explores the relationship between the Muslims community and the architecture of the mosques they build, emphasizing the symbolic nature of numbers in the design of mosques
Mosque Numerology Symbolism