. The redemption of Egypt. ?I* I. I )i I i li I i. ^^ I »?« II iii4ii« ? ut--^^-?. Interior of Court of JIosque of Tulun. wards. It has been both enlarged and restored; but, neverthe-less, it retains to-day, in its essential features, both the materialsand form of construction employed by its original architect. Abrief stud}^ of this mosque will not only put us in possession otthe nature and purposes of certain main elements common to all THE MOSQUES 113 mosques alike, but it will also serve to illustrate some specialcharacteristics of the architecture of the period. First to d
. The redemption of Egypt. ?I* I. I )i I i li I i. ^^ I »?« II iii4ii« ? ut--^^-?. Interior of Court of JIosque of Tulun. wards. It has been both enlarged and restored; but, neverthe-less, it retains to-day, in its essential features, both the materialsand form of construction employed by its original architect. Abrief stud}^ of this mosque will not only put us in possession otthe nature and purposes of certain main elements common to all THE MOSQUES 113 mosques alike, but it will also serve to illustrate some specialcharacteristics of the architecture of the period. First to discuss these main elements. They are:— I. The great square court (sahn), which is open to the the present instance the sides measure ninety-nine yards. II. The chapels, or covered portions of the building intendedto be places of prayer {liwdn). Of these, the principal liwan, orsanctuary, occupies that side of the court which lies towardsMecca. In the mosque of Tulun the liwans consist of coveredarcades, the three lesser liwans having two arcades, and the deepsanctuary five. III. The e
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