Investigating the Evolution of the Dome in Iranian-Islamic Architecture from the Perspective of Typology

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Candidate, Department of Archaeology, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

2 PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2020.241716.1311

Abstract

The architecture of the mosque has a distinct place in Islamic art. The Islamic architect, who seeks to give meaning to life and justify his purposeful career, in expressing and embodying monotheism, chooses the geometry that is compatible with his beliefs and thus with the aid of his faith, creates splendid and distinct patterns. Any architectural design is basically a work in the field of geometry that deals with the properties of lines, surfaces and shapes in space. In various manners, Islamic architecture has been used in different architectural traditions. The evolution and the process of dome construction in Iranian buildings took place prior to Islam. In this research, it is strived to focus on the evolutionary course of the dome during different periods and whether domes in the Islamic era underwent alternations compared to the previous eras. It is questioned whether the external and internal form of the domes been constant throughout the Islamic era or have there been modifications? This research has been completed by a descriptive and analytical method and relying on data from library sources, drawing graphs and analyzing information. The results of this research indicate an increase in the external rise ratio of mosque domes until the Mozaffari-Timurid era and a decrease during the Safavid era. It is worth mentioning that the historical course of dome variation in Iranian mosques followed a consistent path from the "Khagi" dome to "Nar" and from the "Nar" dome to "Shabadri".

Research objectives:
1. Explaining the historical evolution of the dome in Islamic mosques.
2. Exploring the various types of domes in the Islamic architecture.

Research questions:
1. How does the evolution of the dome take place in Islamic mosque architecture
2. Has the external and internal ratio of dome types been constant throughout the Islamic era?

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