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Minaret at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. A minaret (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ r ɛ t, ˈ m ɪ n ə ˌ r ɛ t /; [1] Arabic: منارة, romanized: manāra, or Arabic: مِئْذَنة, romanized: miʾḏana; Turkish: minare; Persian: گلدسته, romanized: goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques.
Eger minaret is a 14 sided planed structure which is unusual and makes it very strong. It is built using carved reddish sandstone to a height of 40 metres (131 feet). There is a narrow spiral staircase in the interior with 98 steps leading to the minaret balcony. [4] [5] The minaret balcony circling the tower is situated 26 meters up from the ...
The minaret is located near the Ghawanima Gate and is the most decorated minaret of the compound. [8] It is 38.5 meters tall, with six stories and an internal staircase of 120 steps, making it the highest minaret inside the Al-Aqsa compound. [8] [9] Its design may have been influenced by the Romanesque style of older Crusader buildings in the ...
This article lists some but by no means all of the oldest known minaret towers in the world. The oldest minaret still surviving is that of the Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was constructed in 836 AD [ 3 ] and is considered as the prototype for all the square shaped minarets built in the Western Muslim World.
Alternative name: Terbal, Minaret: Location: Gōr, Ardashir-Khwarrah, Pars, Sasanian Empire (near modern Firuzabad, Fars province, Iran): Coordinates: Length: 9 m (30 ft) 20 m (66 ft) if the ruined stairs and outer wall are considered
The minaret reaches the height of approximately 28 metres (92 ft) and consists of eight levels. On the northern side of the base of the minaret, one can access the minaret's interior through the opening entrance, and a staircase leads to a balcony. [1] The octagonal spire below the small dome topping the minaret has a total of 64 niches. [1]
The Giralda (Spanish: La Giralda [la xiˈɾalda]) is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain. [1] It was built as the minaret for the Great Mosque of Seville in al-Andalus, during the reign of the Almohad dynasty, with a Renaissance-style belfry added by the Catholics after the expulsion of the Muslims from the area.
The minaret provides a panoramic view to visitors who can access the top by climbing up the stairs or by means of an elevator. The tower base is shaped like a flower. The area surrounding the monument is covered with parks and flowers. The location is often used for political and religious events. It is also known as the "Liberty Tower of ...