28 August، 2024
Master’s Thesis: Domes in the Architecture of Mosul City during the Ottoman Era – An Applied Study of Selected Models
The Department of Archaeology/College of Archaeology/University of Mosul discussed the master’s thesis entitled “Domes in the Architecture of Mosul City during the Ottoman Era – An Applied Study of Selected Models” on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Assistant Dean for Scientific Affairs, Assistant Professor Dr. Yasser Jaber Khalil, attended on the sidelines.
The thesis submitted by the student Muhammad Shukr Mahmoud dealt with one of the most important elements of Islamic architecture, which is domes, which are like a crown that crowns the entire building and is completed by them. Hence, the idea of studying it to document some of the domes of Mosul buildings during the Ottoman era came.
The thesis aimed to shed light on the methods of roofing with domes, the characteristics of which varied according to the nature of the building’s spaces, such as mosques, churches, shrines, schools, baths, etc., and thus the focus was on these characteristics according to a fixed methodology in all the details of the building, such as the sizes of its spaces and their relationship to the structural elements of the dome, such as walls, pillars, and arches that support its ceilings.
The student relied on the field study of the studied sites, in documenting the measurements on the Total station device, type Total station Leica, which has accurate results that do not share the error, and then all the information was documented with engineering drawings using the Auto CAD program, so horizontal projections were installed for all buildings, in addition to their vertical sections.
The viva committee was headed by the Professor Dr. Ahmed Qasim Al-Juma, and the membership of Assistant Professor Dr. Vian Muwaffaq Rashid, and Assistant Professor Dr. Latif Tayeh Hassoun from Al-Qadisiyah University / College of Archeology, and the membership and supervision of Assistant Professor Dr. Haitham Qasim Muhammad.
The Deanship of the College of Archeology congratulates the researcher and the supervisor on this scientific achievement.
