4.614 | Fall 2002 | Undergraduate

Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures

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Central Dome Mosques Based on Eight Supports (1569-74). The masterpiece of Sinan, it has a radially symmetrical plan with the four minarets acting as end points, and a huge, central dome rising above eight counterweights. The kulliye had only two madrasas behind the mosque.

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