edicule

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• Besides providing shelter, the square edicule on the roof also points to another function through its name, manara (Arabic), and its resemblance to a sentry box or a lookout turret.

  Academic text (1993)

• The edicule-minaret is no more a place that projects light than one that brings light inside.

  Academic text (1993)

• In the Doumga Ouro Thierno mosque, this edicule is counterbalanced by another one on the right corner.

  Academic text (1993)

• And, in the case of the mosque of Doumga Ouro Thierno, two edicules are positioned symmetrically.

  Academic text (1993)

• In the case of the mosque of Bode, where the projection of the edicule is so minimal as to make it impossible for a man to stand in it and where access to the roof is, again, gained by a ladder, the structure seems to be primarily decorative or indicative of the place of worship.

  Academic text (1993)

• As an object that gives light, the edicule of the Futa mosques may not fulfill the function of a fire signal, but it does mark the house of prayer; it does generally facilitate the call to prayer in protecting the muezzin; and, not unlike the mihrab in its lighting, it also provides direct or indirect light for the internal staircase, whose steps are set into relief when the opening at the roof level is open.

  Academic text (1993)

• The beautiful edicule at the church displayed an intricate statue of an angel.

• Visitors often pause to admire the ornate details of the edicule that marks the saint's tomb.

• In the center of the garden stood a small edicule, sheltering a relic of great spiritual significance.

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