Samanid architecture
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Samanid architecture is an early Islamic architectural style that flourished under the Samanid dynasty in Central Asia, noted for its intricate brickwork, domed mausoleums, and synthesis of Persian and Islamic design elements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samanid architecture canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Persianate architecture ⓘ architectural style ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Samanid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| center |
Bukhara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samarkand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | pre-Seljuk Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| decorativeTechnique |
blind arches
ⓘ
patterned brick bonding ⓘ recessed niches ⓘ relief brickwork ⓘ |
| developedUnder |
Ismail Samani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nasr II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| example | Samanid Mausoleum in Bukhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| function |
funerary architecture
ⓘ
monumental representation of Samanid power ⓘ religious architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Seljuk architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timurid architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ later Persian Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sasanian architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Abbasid architecture ⓘ pre-Islamic Persian architecture ⓘ |
| keyMonument | Samanid Mausoleum in Bukhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
baked brick
ⓘ
mud brick ⓘ |
| notedFor |
decorative brick patterns
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domed mausoleums ⓘ early use of double domes ⓘ fusion of Persian and Islamic elements ⓘ geometric ornament ⓘ intricate brickwork ⓘ structural use of squinches ⓘ use of baked brick ⓘ |
| partOf | early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| planType |
centralized domed spaces
ⓘ
square plan mausoleums ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Samanid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structuralFeature |
domes on squinches
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square-to-octagon dome transition ⓘ thick load-bearing walls ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
fortified structures
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mausoleum ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
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