Mosques: Splendors of Islam
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847860353 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Since 2005, her company Leyla Uluhanli Interiors has worked on numerous projects in Russia and abroad. . Prince Amyn Aga Khan is a member of the board of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which is active in architectural conservation. She was born and raised in Baku, Azerbaijan, and mosque architecture has played a definitive role in her approach to design. Author Leyla Uluhanli is a prominent
This visually striking volume illustrates over sixty of the most venerated mosques from historic monuments such as the Great Mosque of Córdoba and Istanbul’s Süleymaniye Mosque to today’s most dynamic new designs exemplified by the Sancaklar Mosque. One of the most important and authoritative books to celebrate mosque architecture and Islamic design, featuring many exquisite newly commissioned photographs. Essays by prominent architecture and design authorities include Professor Sussan Babaie, Andrew W. Stunning mosque calligraphy and tilework, as well as furnishings and illumination, enhance this volume.. Denny, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Heather Ecker, Visiting Professor, Art and Archaeology, Columbia University; Professor Mohammed Hamdouni Alami, Archaeological Research Facility at University of California, Berkeley; Professor Renata Holod, Professor of Islamic Art, University of P
Prince Amyn Aga Khan is a member of the board of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which is active in architectural conservation. . Since 2005, her company Leyla Uluhanli Interiors has worked on numerous projects in Russia and abroad. In 2015, she launched the Leyla Uluhanli Collection of Home Furnishings. About the Author Author Leyla Uluhanli is a prominent interior designer based in Moscow. She was born and raised in Baku, Azerbaijan, and mosque architecture has played a definitive role in her approach to design