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The Dome Of The Mosque
Ambulatory is circular, colonnaded walkway. We see an example of ambulatory in Fig. 17-1 The Dome of the Rock. The ambulatory lies directly beneath the golden dome.
Mosque is a place for Muslim worship also known as a masjid. An example of a mosque is Fig. 17-11 Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu which is made of burnt brick and mud and still stands today.
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