Mosque , manifestation of the Mundus Imaginalis

Pourya Darband Yourdshahi¹ Javad Sharifnezhad²

1) Master of Architecture student , Afagh Higher education institue Email:
2) Assistant Professor of Architecture,Islamic Azad university of Urmia Email:

IOI Code : XYBH-AZDZD
Publication : International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Cityscape(iccacs.com)
Abstract :
    The relationship between architecture and art from the beginning was very deep and the impact of religion on art and architecture has always been evident throughout history. With the adoption of Islam by the Iranian people, the architecture of the country was also experiencing changes and developments. The new architecture utilizes the ancient Iranian art and architecture took on a new form. Prominent ones in this case the creation of places of worship as a mosque. The mosque as a religious building has always indicated Properties of Islam. In this article, the link between Islam and the architecture of mosque (especially mosques with four iwans) are discussed. Analysis of the mosque in this paper, based on documents and library studies have been done. Each of the elements of architecture (minarets, iwan , yard, dome and altar) pays to express part of the world like the image of the human spirit journey towards their Creator. Journey begins with hearing the Call to prayer from the minarets of mosques and ends by worship in the presence of God under the dome and lead to the mihrab.

Keywords : mosque illumination mundus imaginalis sacred architecture iranian architecture iwan