maqsura
maqsura.
1. Enclosure in a mosque, situated near the mihrab and minbar, defined by a metal or timber screen, used by a ruler for purposes of protection and status (e.g. the Great Mosque, Qairouan, Tunisia (C11) ).
2. Large domed room used for communal prayer (e.g. Mosque of Baybars, Cairo (C13) ).
1. Enclosure in a mosque, situated near the mihrab and minbar, defined by a metal or timber screen, used by a ruler for purposes of protection and status (e.g. the Great Mosque, Qairouan, Tunisia (C11) ).
2. Large domed room used for communal prayer (e.g. Mosque of Baybars, Cairo (C13) ).
Bibliography
Blair & and Bloom (1994);
Hillenbrand (1994)
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