The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · M

Maqsura

Also called maqsūra

An enclosed area near the mihrab reserved for the ruler, screened by a grille or marked by domes.

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters The Islamic World.

Nearby in the glossary

Long gallery · Lotiform · Mandapa · Mansard · Marche · Martyrium · Maru · Mastaba