Kaa’ba Minbar: Masjid Al-Haram, Kaa’ba Courtyard, Mecca, Saudi
Arabia
This minbar was produced by SL-Rasch GmbH for the Kaa’ba courtyard in
the Masjid Al-Haram, Mecca. This minbar is mechanized so that it can be
driven out of the courtyard during Hajj.
The Kaa’ba Minbar is produced from white marble. The floral ornament
was hand carved by the finest Muslim stone workers in Ajmir, India. The
floral ornament is in the same pan-Islamic style as developed by Jay
Bonner for the Sliding Domes at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. The
floral panels in the Kaa’ba Minbar are of two types: high relief, and
pierced. The high relief panels include inlaid semi-precious turquoise
stones. The floral elements in the pierced panels are composed so that
they have maximum contact with one another; thus providing structural
security to each pierced panel.
All ornamental design by Jay Bonner for SL-Rasch GmbH,
Germany, 2002. |
