Sound Quality inside Mosques: A Case Study on the Impact of Mihrab Geometry
Date Added
04/07/2022
Content Type
Book
Category
Architecture
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Subject Area
Mosques
Author
"Hany Hossameldien and Abdulrahman Abdullah Alshawan"
Publisher Name
IntechOpen
Year of Publication
2019
Description
This chapter presents a detailed analysis to identify the best Mihrab (prayer
niche of Imam) geometry with respect to acoustic performance of mosques. Mihrab
geometry has an impact on daily prayer recitation and orders, as the Imam (prayer
leader) faces this semicircular shape. Sound pressure level (SPL) has been simulated
to compare different well-known designs and geometries of Mihrab by ODEON. A
typical mosque in an educational campus was considered for the study, and it is
found that Safavid Mihrab geometry has the best performance followed by Chinese,
Mughal, and Tulunid Mihrab geometries, while the worst performance is found in
Almoravid Mihrab geometry. This study obviously guides the mosque designers to
choose the appropriate Mihrab geometry with regard to the acoustic performance.