Information about the construction of the mosque: who designed it, who financed it, when was it built? Where is it? What kind of mosque is it? (Hypostyle or Iwan). This section should be in complete sentences.
52. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
The Hagia Sophia was created in 537 CE for the original purpose of a Christian patriarchal basilica. It is claimed that the church was made to be built by Constantius II, it is now an Iwan style mosque located in Istanbul Turkey.
56. Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain
The Great Mosque is located in Cordoba, Spain and was originally built by Romans but seized by the Visigoths as the Catholic Basilica of San Vicente in the 500s CE. After Muslims conquered in in 711 CE, however, the church became divided. This mosque is hypostyle.
183. The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Kaaba is Islam's most sacred mosque. Prayers are dedicated to this mosque, and it was rededicated to Muhammad in 631 CE. It is not a hypostyle mosque.
185. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
The Dome of the Rock is located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was initially built in 691 CE by Umayyad Calip Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna. It is an Iwan style octagonal plan that may have been influenced by Byzantine chapels.
186. Great Mosque at Isfahan
The Great Mosque of Isfahan is a grand congregational mosque in the Isfahan Province of Iran. From 771 to the 1900s, the mosque has been built and renovated. It is a four-iwan architectural style.
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), Turkey
Sedefhar Mehmet Aga was in charge of the architecture of the Blue Mosque. The Blue Mosque was built in Turkey in 1617, as a hyposytle mosque. It was ordered to be built by the sultan of the time and then continued by Mustafa I.
52. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
The Hagia Sophia was created in 537 CE for the original purpose of a Christian patriarchal basilica. It is claimed that the church was made to be built by Constantius II, it is now an Iwan style mosque located in Istanbul Turkey.
56. Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain
The Great Mosque is located in Cordoba, Spain and was originally built by Romans but seized by the Visigoths as the Catholic Basilica of San Vicente in the 500s CE. After Muslims conquered in in 711 CE, however, the church became divided. This mosque is hypostyle.
183. The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Kaaba is Islam's most sacred mosque. Prayers are dedicated to this mosque, and it was rededicated to Muhammad in 631 CE. It is not a hypostyle mosque.
185. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
The Dome of the Rock is located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was initially built in 691 CE by Umayyad Calip Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna. It is an Iwan style octagonal plan that may have been influenced by Byzantine chapels.
186. Great Mosque at Isfahan
The Great Mosque of Isfahan is a grand congregational mosque in the Isfahan Province of Iran. From 771 to the 1900s, the mosque has been built and renovated. It is a four-iwan architectural style.
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), Turkey
Sedefhar Mehmet Aga was in charge of the architecture of the Blue Mosque. The Blue Mosque was built in Turkey in 1617, as a hyposytle mosque. It was ordered to be built by the sultan of the time and then continued by Mustafa I.