The architecture Of The Holy Mosque Makkah.

DESCRIPTION

Folio. 232 pp., colour frontispiece portrait, profusely illustrated in 18 colour drawings, 86 colour & b/w plates, cloth in d/w, gilt lettering, Mint Condition as New, index. An analysis of the highly significant new project to extend, modernise and embellish the al-Masjid al-Haram at Mekkah, and its surrounding that started in 1991 to accommodate the large number of pilgrims. It is an interesting work for academics, architects, and engineers, and for all those interested in the history and evolution of Islamic architecture.