Liturgical Elements of the Mosque: Mihrab

Mihrab: A recess, mostly in the form of arched niche, in the qibla wall, facing the direction toward Mecca.

Format
Photograph

Credit
Image courtesy of Nasser Rabbat of the Aga Khan Program at MIT.

MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002

MIT Course Instructor
Rabbat, Nasser O.

MIT Department
Architecture

License
http://ocw.mit.edu/terms

Publisher
MIT OpenCourseWare

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Photo prise le 8 juillet 2002 (© mitopencourseware / Flickr)

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