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Tour Guide Mostar local initiative welcomes new contributors
Thanks to young and creative people who love their hometown, Tour Guide Mostar initiative is going strong!
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The dome of a mosque, symbolic representation of heaven
The dome of a mosque is called qubba in the Arabic language. It is a symbolic representation of the vault of heaven. The interior decoration of a dome often emphasizes this symbolism, using intricate geometric, stellate, or vegetal motifs to create breathtaking patterns meant to awe and inspire.
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The Minbar, another striking architecture attraction
The minbar is a pulpit in the mosque where the imam stands to deliver sermons (khutbah) or in the Hussainia where the speaker sits and lectures the congregation.
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Mihrab in the Mosque Architecture, unique work of art
Mihrab is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla. The most important element in any mosque is the mihrab, the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca. Because it functions as the focal point in prayer ritual, its decoration was executed with great skill and devotion. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the “qibla wall.”
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