Geometric patterns in the mausoleum of Khoja Akhmet Yasawi

Abstract

The article considered the use of geometric patterns as one of the special features of Islamic art. Considerable intellectual input from Islamic mathematicians, astronomers, and scientists was required to create this unique new style. The heyday of architecture in the Middle Ages was the teaching of balance and harmony. Therefore, geometric statics becomes a part of the doctrine of geometric harmony. From this, the unity of the architectural-spatial format of the structure and the method of coordinating its structure can be seen. Since then, the geometric methods as the basis of architecture became the leading idea system of architecture, which had great importance in the formation and development of medieval Eastern architecture. The works of the architects of the medieval East, artists who worked with patterns and geometric patterns, formed as a generalization of the experience formulated in connection with the new classification of mathematical sciences, had a decisive influence on the direction of the worldview of many generations. At the same time, the scope of use of geometrical patterns has expanded, as theory bases have arisen from the experience itself, from the experience of construction and art production. It also covered geometric theory and practical problems such as the spatial structure of the building, the balance of architectural structures, stability and strength of the structure as a whole, geometric expression. Maintaining the balance of such geometric patterns and architectural structures, the medieval Khoja Akhmat Yasawi mausoleum was built. This building was the propaganda and spread of Islam, ideological and political character of Amir Temir's state. The mausoleum of Khoja Akhmat Yasawi is distinguished by its scale and grandeur of design, but the volume-spatial interpretation of the complex is simple. At the same time, the issue of studying the geometric patterns on the facades of Khoja Ahmet Yasawi mausoleum based on this theory and other geometric laws is considered.