The central complex of the dar al-imara at Kufa (ca. 670) and the northern complex of the citadel of 'Amman (ca. 735) reveal planimetries typical of Sasanian secular architecture, but the plans of the two ‘cruciform’ domed halls of both complexes present close analogies with the plans of some Sasanian fire temples (čahar taqs). This phenomenon emphasizes a particular derivation of the plans of these Umayyad buildings both from religious and secular Sasanian architecture.
The Umayyad ‘cruciform’ domed halls at Kufa and ‘Amman compared with the plans of the Sasanian fire temples (čahar taqs) / Fontana, MARIA VITTORIA. - In: ANNALI. ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO ORIENTALE NAPOLI. - ISSN 0393-3180. - STAMPA. - 75:1-4(2015), pp. 215-222.
The Umayyad ‘cruciform’ domed halls at Kufa and ‘Amman compared with the plans of the Sasanian fire temples (čahar taqs)
FONTANA, MARIA VITTORIA
2015
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The central complex of the dar al-imara at Kufa (ca. 670) and the northern complex of the citadel of 'Amman (ca. 735) reveal planimetries typical of Sasanian secular architecture, but the plans of the two ‘cruciform’ domed halls of both complexes present close analogies with the plans of some Sasanian fire temples (čahar taqs). This phenomenon emphasizes a particular derivation of the plans of these Umayyad buildings both from religious and secular Sasanian architecture.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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