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qubba
Arabic word for dome. In commemorative architecture, qubba often refers to a domed mausoleum that usually contains the grave of a saint, a pious man, or an emir. In the ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
... Arabic word for *dome . In commemorative architecture, qubba often refers to a domed mausoleum that usually contains the grave of a saint, a pious man, or an *emir . In the 11th century the qubba became widespread in the Islamic world and remains one of its most common building types. See also art and architecture: islamic . Lara Tohme ‘ Kubba ’, EI , CD-ROM...
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
...a new role as the scene of the Last Judgement and the gate to paradise. The newly acquired sanctity of the city meant that many pious or important individuals chose to spend their last days there or be buried there. Scores of small commemorative structures (Arab. maqām and qubba ) were erected, and gates and mihrabs were set up to honour the biblical prophets venerated by Muslims. Friction between religious communities increased in the 10th century. The Holy Sepulchre was damaged by fire (938) and pillaged (966). The Bedouins and heretical Qarmatians...
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