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Minbar

Also called minbars

The pulpit of a mosque, a stepped seat, usually of carved wood or marble, to the right of the mihrab, from which the Friday sermon is given.

See also: Mihrab

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters The Islamic World.

Nearby in the glossary

Megaron · Metope · Mihrab · Minaret · Mingjian · Modillion · Module · Modulor