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The influence of numerology on the mosque design : A study of fatimid and mamluk eras / Ahmed Sharif Adel Salama ; Supervised Sherine Wahba , Ahmed Mostafa

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Ahmed Sharif Adel Salama , 2017Description: 204 P. : photographs ; 30cmOther title:
  • تأثير الأرقام على تصميم المساجد : دراسة حالة العصر الفاطمى و المملوكى [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering Summary: 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
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.13.02.M.Sc.2017.Ah.I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110073178000
CD - Rom CD - Rom مخـــزن الرســائل الجـــامعية - البدروم المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.13.02.M.Sc.2017.Ah.I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 73178.CD Not for loan 01020110073178000

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

Issued also as CD

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