That is my reconstruction of a mosque that after stood on a ruined complicated in Herat, Afghanistan. The Musalla Minarets complicated is alleged to accommodate round 20 minarets, a big mosque, and a madrasa (college) for the reason that institution in fifteenth century AD. Nonetheless, solely 5 minarets are nonetheless standing in the present day, whereas the madrasas and mosque had been fully destroyed.
This mosque reconstruction doesn’t resemble the unique one due to the shortage of references, however I’ve tried my finest. From what I do know, it has rectangular flooring plan, 4 Iwans (a vaulted rectangular corridor) on each 4 details of compass, and adorned + coloured tiles. I consider this ruined complicated is part of Timurid Structure, so turquoise have to be the dominant colour.
The ultimate rendition of Musalla Complicated’s mosque :
From a number of angle:
That is the mosque flooring plan:
On this mission, it’s my first time designing muqarnas (an advanced vaulting ornament…form of) and inside dome ornament. Each had taken greater than 8 hours to complete, however I’m fairly pleased with the outcomes.
That is the muqarnas on one of many Iwans:
And the inside dome:
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