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