Umayyad architecture

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Islamic architecture architectural style cultural heritage historical architecture

Umayyad architecture is an early Islamic architectural style, flourishing in the 7th–8th centuries, characterized by grand mosques and palaces that blend Byzantine and Sassanian influences with new Islamic forms.

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Umayyad art	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic architecture ⓘ architectural style ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ historical architecture ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Iraq ⓘ Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Syria ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ
developedIn	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
follows	Byzantine architecture ⓘ Late Antique architecture ⓘ Sasanian architecture ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	axial alignment towards qibla ⓘ bath complexes in palatial architecture ⓘ combination of secular and religious spaces in palace complexes ⓘ desert palaces with residential and agricultural functions ⓘ extensive use of mosaics ⓘ fortified palace enclosures ⓘ integration of Roman-Byzantine building techniques ⓘ limited use of figural imagery in religious buildings ⓘ monumental scale of congregational mosques ⓘ more extensive figural imagery in palaces ⓘ use of courtyards in mosques ⓘ use of decorative vegetal motifs ⓘ use of domes ⓘ use of geometric ornament ⓘ use of horseshoe arches ⓘ use of large hypostyle prayer halls ⓘ use of mihrab niches ⓘ use of minarets ⓘ use of minbar pulpits ⓘ use of painted wall decoration ⓘ use of semicircular arches ⓘ use of spolia from earlier classical buildings ⓘ use of stone and brick construction ⓘ use of stucco decoration ⓘ
influenced	Abbasid architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture in al-Andalus ⓘ Maghrebi architecture ⓘ Andalusian architecture ⓘ surface form: Moorish architecture
influencedBy	Byzantine architecture ⓘ Roman architecture ⓘ surface form: Late Roman architecture Sasanian architecture ⓘ Syrian Christian architecture ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabian architecture ⓘ
notableWork	Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ surface form: Al-Aqsa Mosque (early Umayyad phase) Anjar (Umayyad city in Lebanon) ⓘ Dome of the Rock ⓘ Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ surface form: Great Mosque of Córdoba (original Umayyad construction) Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ surface form: Great Mosque of Kairouan (early phases) Khirbat al-Mafjar ⓘ Quseir Amra ⓘ surface form: Qasr Amra Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi ⓘ Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi ⓘ surface form: Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi Qasr al-Mshatta ⓘ
partOf	early Islamic art ⓘ
patron	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Umayyad caliphs Umayyad relatives ⓘ surface form: Umayyad princes
peakPeriod	early 8th century ⓘ late 7th century ⓘ reign of al-Walid I ⓘ
religiousContext	Islam ⓘ
temporalRangeEnd	8th century ⓘ
temporalRangeStart	7th century ⓘ
usedBy	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
usedFor	administrative buildings ⓘ desert castles ⓘ mosques ⓘ palaces ⓘ urban planning ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Aqsa Mosque → architecturalStyle → Umayyad architecture ⓘ

Great Mosque of Damascus → architecturalStyle → Umayyad architecture ⓘ

Amman Citadel → containsStructureFrom → Umayyad architecture ⓘ

Islamic art → majorStyle → Umayyad architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad art