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    Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives

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    ISBN: 9780986281846
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    AuthorAhmad, Yahaya
    Pub Date04/07/2017
    BindingHardback
    Pages272
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    A graphic survey of the endangered ancient stone mosques of the Maldives.

    Dr. Sr. Yahaya Ahmad and Mauroof Mohamed Jameel have completed a painstaking graphic survey of the now endangered
    ancient stone mosques of the Maldives, which were built using porite coral stone from the reefs surrounding the island nation.
    These include exquisitely carved architectural features and detailed lacquer work. Little is known about these mosques, and the purpose of this book is to identify the surviving mosques, their state of condition, the influences in their evolution, and to
    establish a typology in terms of architectural features. The authors have identified all of the surviving mosques in Maldives and have assessed their condition. They have traced the specific geo-cultural regions in the Indian Ocean that have influenced the evolution of the culture of Maldives and have compared the prominent architectural features of these regions to those of these mosques, defining similarities with structures in the South Asian, East African, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern regions.