The original Roman arch was a clever development that helped to distribute the weight of massive domes atop mosques and cathedrals.Ībove is an image of the Garden Carpet, an example of the Islamic style of art including complex geometric designs that sometimes include animals and forestry. These arches are best known for being developed and used by the Romans and Byzantines. The Mosque of Sultan Selim makes use of massive semicircular arches. It appears similar to a classic Roman arch, but pointed slightly at the pinnacle. It has four center points that generate overlapping circles. The pointed arch was introduced after the beginning of Islam. Meanwhile, the mihrab of the Sultan Hasan Madrasa-Mausoleum-Mosque Complex makes use of the pointed arch. Horseshoe arches pinch inward slightly above the capital, and are mostly associated with Islamic architecture in the West. The Great Mosque of Cordoba, for example, makes use of horseshoe arches in the bottom tier of the double arches seen here. One way in which mosques vary is in the type of arch used throughout the design. It has given me a great opportunity to take breaks from math and logic in order to think a bit more artistically.Īlthough mosques across the Islamic world share many similarities, they are also unique in several ways. While my major is very math and science related, I have greatly enjoyed taking an art history class. Additionally, this first semester has taught me a lot about my desired major (engineering) and has actually encouraged me to become more involved in engineering related activities and clubs as well as to pursue a degree in optical sciences and engineering. I haven’t suffered from any extreme sleep deprivation (although my 19 credit schedule for next semester might change that). So far, I feel like both of these goals are going pretty well. Actually stick with my major throughout all four years. Get enough sleep during my first year of college.Ģ. My larger goals for the future are as follows:ġ. I also feel that I was able to improve the quality of my art history papers over time, which was encouraging.
However, I did manage to balance all of the major assignments for this class with assignments for other classes. Keeping up on reading is something I will definitely need to work on in the future. As a college freshman, I had a bit of sensory overload this semester and as a result was not very motivated to keep up with the art history text book. Balance homework for this class with all of my other homework and first-semester-of-college anxieties.Īs far as staying on top of my reading, I probably could have been much more efficient than I was. Stay on top of reading for art history (and other classes).Ģ. The goals that I outlined at the beginning of the semester were as follows:ġ.
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