Nazar Research Center for Art, Architecture and Urbanism (NRC) The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar 1735-9635 14 48 2017 05 22 Finding the Patterns of Indian Mosques Architecture Finding the Patterns of Indian Mosques Architecture 69 82 46304 FA Ehsan Dizany Journal Article 2017 05 23 Abstract <br />India is one of the countries that has had diverse civilizations from the distant past, so in architectural <br />standpoint, this country is rich and varied. The arrival of Islam in India and the formation of Islamic <br />governments led to the formation of a certain type of Islamic architecture in this subcontinent. The <br />architecture of Indian mosques is evaluated as a prominent model of Islamic architecture of subcontinent. <br />This study is based on the assumption that the pattern of Indian mosques architecture is a combination <br />of early Iranian-Islamic architecture of mosques and Indian vernacular architecture. Finding the roots of <br />Architectural features of Indian mosques is the subject of this article. In this paper, the influence of early <br />Islamic mosques’ architecture and rich and historical architecture of India on Indian mosques architecture <br />before the arrival of Islam and the architecture of developed Islamic civilizations in the Indian neighborhoods <br />such as Iran, is studied. Generally Indian mosques architectural features include prayer-hall in the Qibla <br />direction, existence of courtyard, Four-Iwan pattern, crusts odd divisions, especially triple ones, presence <br />of mosque in plaza and its position on a Soffeh (in height), access to the mosque entrances by wide stairs, <br />triple divisions of Gonbad Khane in the Qibla direction and the use of transparent porticos around courtyard <br />(Half of the outer crust that has external view). Finding the roots of features of above architecture in this <br />paper will lead to a discovery of Indian mosques architectural patterns. Abstract <br />India is one of the countries that has had diverse civilizations from the distant past, so in architectural <br />standpoint, this country is rich and varied. The arrival of Islam in India and the formation of Islamic <br />governments led to the formation of a certain type of Islamic architecture in this subcontinent. The <br />architecture of Indian mosques is evaluated as a prominent model of Islamic architecture of subcontinent. <br />This study is based on the assumption that the pattern of Indian mosques architecture is a combination <br />of early Iranian-Islamic architecture of mosques and Indian vernacular architecture. Finding the roots of <br />Architectural features of Indian mosques is the subject of this article. In this paper, the influence of early <br />Islamic mosques’ architecture and rich and historical architecture of India on Indian mosques architecture <br />before the arrival of Islam and the architecture of developed Islamic civilizations in the Indian neighborhoods <br />such as Iran, is studied. Generally Indian mosques architectural features include prayer-hall in the Qibla <br />direction, existence of courtyard, Four-Iwan pattern, crusts odd divisions, especially triple ones, presence <br />of mosque in plaza and its position on a Soffeh (in height), access to the mosque entrances by wide stairs, <br />triple divisions of Gonbad Khane in the Qibla direction and the use of transparent porticos around courtyard <br />(Half of the outer crust that has external view). Finding the roots of features of above architecture in this <br />paper will lead to a discovery of Indian mosques architectural patterns. https://www.bagh-sj.com/article_46304_6751bce20296374f82f386e054e0b9f7.pdf