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How tall will the minarets at the Obama Library in Chicago be?
35 feet tall. Zoning restrictions prevent them from reach the original goal of matching the Washington Monument.
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In Taj Mahal
How many minarets does taj mahal have?
There are 4 minarets at the four corners of the main building. On careful observation, you can see that the minarets are oriented slightly outward so that in any case the mina…rets do not topple over the main building. (MORE)
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In Mosque
What is the significance of the minaret tower in a mosque?
It is the same as the towers of traditional churches that indicates Christian architecture. For mosques, it is a matter of Islamic architecture and is symbolic indication of m…osques. It not just a symbolic item. Everything created for purpose. As churches minaret used to locate the bell, minaret in mosques also use for the signal purpose. In more recent times, the main function of the minaret was to provide a vantage point from which the muezzin can call out the adhan, calling the faithful to prayer. In most modern Mosques, the adhan is called not in the minaret, but in the musallah, or prayer hall, via a microphone and speaker system. However, the minaret still a good place to locate the speaker. (MORE)
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In Mosque
What does the number of minarets represent?
i minaret represents a mosque built by a private benefactor 2 minarets show a mosque built by a community 4 minarets adorn a mosque built by the sultan (pre-1923 in Turkey) 6… minarets means you are looking at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul 7 minarets means you are in front of the mosque at Mecca (MORE)
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In Mosque
Why do mosques have minarets?
As well as providing a visual cue to a Muslim community, the call to prayer is traditionally given from the top of the minaret. In some of the oldest mosques, such as the Grea…t Mosque of Damascus, minarets originally served as watchtowers illuminated by torches (hence the derivation of the word from the Arabic nur, meaning "light"). In more recent times, the main function of the minaret was to provide a vantage point from which the muezzin can call out the adhan, calling the faithful to prayer. In most modern Mosques, the adhan is called not in the minaret, but in the musallah, or prayer hall, via a microphone and speaker system. However, the minaret remains as an architect symbol for the mosque. (MORE)
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In Mosque
Why does the blue mosque have 6 minarets?
It has 6 minarets because when Sultan directed his architect to make gold (altin) minarets, it was misunderstood as six (alti) minarets. The Haram Mosque in Mecca also had… 6 minarets and it is the holiest in the world. So Sultan sent his architect to add a seventh to the Haram Mosque. (MORE)
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In Mosque
What is the minaret for?
Healing PrayerPrayer RequestHoly Spirit PrayerPrayer How to PrayMinaret MosqueChristian PrayerMorning Prayer Related wiseGEEK articlesWhat is a Mosque?What is a Muezzin?What i…s Cleopatra's Needle?What is Qutub Minar?What is the Minaret of Jam?What Should I Know About Azerbaijan?What is the Taj Mahal? CategoryThe World wiseGEEK featuresPrint this ArticleLink to this ArticleComment on this ArticleAdd Page to FavoritesSuggest a Topic Like wiseGEEK? Follow wiseGEEK Did You Know?Earthworms have five pairs of heart-like organs. more...get widgetThis Day in HistoryFebruary 16, 1968: The first 911 telephone call was placed. more...get widget | A minaret is a tall, slender tower which is attached to a mosque, a Muslim place of worship. There are a number of uses for minarets, but perhaps the most famous is the traditional call to prayer, which is often issued from the balconies minarets. Many people associate minarets with Muslim culture and the Muslim world, and they are common features in the cityscapes of Muslim regions, where the horizon may be dotted with an assortment of minarets of all shapes and sizes. (MORE)
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What are minarets?
Answer AThe minaret is a tall slender (or thin) tower structured with the mosque> it is desgined usually with balcony (ies) wher one can call Muslims for the prayer. It is tra…ditional structure combined with mosques. More details: Minarets (Turkish: minare, from Arabic manāra (lighthouse) منارة, usually مئذنة) are distinctive architectural features of Islamic mosques. Minarets are generally tall spires with onion-shaped crowns, usually either free standing or much taller than any surrounding support structure. As well as providing a visual cue to a Muslim community, the call to prayer is traditionally given from the top of the minaret. In some of the oldest mosques, such as the Great Mosque of Damascus, minarets originally served as watchtowers illuminated by torches (hence the derivation of the word from the Arabic nur, meaning "light"). In more recent times, the main function of the minaret was to provide a vantage point from which the muezzin can call out the adhan, calling the faithful to prayer. In most modern Mosques, the adhan is called not in the minaret, but in the musallah, or prayer hall, via a microphone and speaker system. However, the minaret remains as an architect symbol for the mosque. In a practical sense, these are also used for natural air conditioning. As the sun heats the dome, air is drawn in through open windows and up and out of the shaft, thereby causing a natural ventilation. Minarets have been described as the "gate from heaven and earth", and as the Arabic language letter alif (which is a straight vertical line). The world's tallest minaret (at 210 meters) is located at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. The world's tallest brick minaret is Qutub Minar located in Delhi, India. There are two 230 meter tall minarets under construction in Tehran, Iran. Answer B A minaret is a tower that adjoins a mosque. The original purpose of a minaret was to allow a muezzin to call people to prayer in that neighborhood. Some minarets are still functional in that regard although, with the use of public address systems, loud speakers today are frequently attached to the minaret instead. Most mosques have only one minaret, many of which are placed in the direction of the qibla, which shows the direction in which Muslims pray (toward the city of Makkah). However, some mosques may have more than one minaret. Minarets are also somewhat like church steeples in that people can tell from a distance which building is the mosque. A minaret does not show anything. It is for azan to be heard by as many people as possible, in the early days when there was no microphones. (MORE)
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In Mosque
What were Minarets used for?
for calling people to pray. in past there was not laud speaker. and today the laud speaker are placed in Minarets. and Minarets are part of Islamic art.
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In Mosque
What is a function of the minaret on an Islamic mosque?
It is a tower where a crier calls Muslims to pray five times a day. It is an essential part of the mosque structure that allows the announcement for prayer from a high locatio…n above ground to be heard by a wide surrounding. However, with the current availability of electricity and loud speakers, the practical use of minarets is confined to be just as mosque symbol, exactly as that of the church. (MORE)