Early mosque buildings were simple and simple, such as the Prophet Temple in Medina, which was mainly surrounded by walls for worship, with roofs for worship and simple platforms for missionary work. Later, with the development of Muslim architectural art, orderly, magnificent and decorative buildings appeared one after another. The main building of the mosque is the pilgrimage hall, facing the Kaaba in Mecca. On the front wall of the main hall, there is a concave wall (Mihalab) and a stepped forum (Minbair) on the left front of ib. Larger mosques also have minarets. The top of the tower is pointed, so it is called steeple and worship.
Generally, mosques have L ~ 4 minarets, 6 Sultan Ahmed Mosques in Istanbul, Turkey, and 7 Mecca Temples. There is also a water room for bathing. During the Walid period (705 ~ 7 15), vault buildings appeared, mostly a series of arches supported by square columns or columns arranged in rows, which supported the dome and vault. The exterior of the building should be painted with colors or other decorations. Since then, the architectural art of mosques has formed four schools and styles: Syrian-Egyptian school: mainly taking Greek, Roman and local styles as examples. Iraqi-Persian school: based on Sassanian style, ancient Chaldean style and Assyrian style. Spanish-North African School: Horseshoe in Maghreb Style. Indian school: mostly dome-shaped, with obvious Indian architecture and architectural color In Islamic countries, the management of mosques is mostly led by the religious fund department of the government, with few personnel and simple affairs. Imams don't necessarily live in mosques, and mosques generally have religious public property (Wakif) and funds.