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Umayyad Caliphate

quba mosque

minaret
this building originally has only one minaret but it was
renovated in 1984 thus the other three minarets raised. These
minarets have square bases, octagonal shafts which turns into a
circular shape as they reach the top.

ottoman
grand mosque of bursa

minaret
this minaret is rather slim looking than the other three
minarets. Its structure is pretty straight forward. It has an
octagonal base then a long cylindrical body that ends with a
balcony with the upper part of the minaret with its spire at top.

moors
mosque-cathedral of cordoba

minaret
this minaret is one of the most decorative out of the three
minarets. It has a box type minaret with multiple balcony and
bells because it came from a cathedral structure then turned
into a mosque that is why it has a more decorative and bulkier
structure.
mughal
jama masjid

minaret
this minaret’s special feature is its multiple stories with a
whopping five stories each with its own balcony and it was
createad with red sandstone, marble, and sandstone that is
why it has this reddish color.

Plate 4: islamic architecture


mosques and their minarets

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