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- with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called pishtaq, a Persian term for a portal projecting from the facade of a building,...
- finial. Each side of the iwan is framed with a 33-metre (108 ft) high pishtaq (vaulted archway) with two similarly shaped arched balconies stacked on...
- Dodson the focus of this style is the enormous and visually dominating pishtaq (portal) which obscures the dome behind it. All mosques in this style are...
- architectural framework. The entrance is located on the southeast side through a pishtaq, leading to a long iwan that opens onto an open rectangular courtyard....
- finished and the architect put an end to the project. The external portal, or Pishtaq, as well as the portals opening onto the interior courtyard are covered...
- the Timurid Empire era of Timur, has an imposing iwan with a lancet-arch pishtaq or portal facing the square. The corners are flanked by high minarets....
- Atala Masjid Main pishtaq leading into the iwan of Atala Masjid Religion Affiliation Islam District Jaunpur Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque...
- featuring golden finials. The facade of the prayer hall features a grand pishtaq in the centre, flanked by five smaller, cusped archways on either side...
- motif. Eight pishtaq arches define the space at ground level. As is typical with the exterior, each lower pishtaq is crowned by a second pishtaq about midway...
- entrance archways, with the central one being set within a high pishtaq. The pishtaq features Persian inscriptions (largely praising the rule of Shah...