The tower was used as a high place to call for prayer. Muslims pray 5 times a day, and the call for prayer was made so as to announce the time for prayers. It is now modernised with loud speakers and the call for prayer is made from inside the mosque.
No, the Tower of Babel and the Mosque Tower are different structures. The Tower of Babel is a biblical story about a tower built to reach the heavens, while a Mosque Tower is a minaret attached to a mosque where the call to prayer is made.
no
The tower in a Mosque is called a Raet. In Arabic it means marketplace. :);) Thanks for reading my awnser, A seventh grader:)
Minaret
No. The Eiffel tower is a landmark and is exploited for tourism only.
It is called minaret. In Arabic, it is Me'ezana
A Minaret. It is where the call of prayer (Adhan) is called from.
No
It is just a symbol of a mosque. It is called Meenar.
It is traditionally applied practice for a mosque architect to have minaret (or tower) and sometimes a dome. It is just something to distinguish a mosque from any other close by buildings.
Minaret. The Steeple can be a neutral term in architecture and can therefore apply to the minaret of a mosque, but steeple usually refers to the tower placed on the side of a church.
Porcelain Tower (Nanjing)