Riwaq

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Riwaq of the mosque of an-Nasir Muhammad

Riwaq ( Arabic رواق Riwāq ) is a term from Islamic architecture . He called arcades , porticoes and colonnades , which are open on at least one side.

In a courtyard mosque, riwaqs in one or more rows surround the open inner courtyard ( Sahn ) .

literature

  • Hans Koepf: Picture dictionary of architecture . Kröner, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-520-19402-3 , p. 318.

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