伊斯兰的穹顶建筑,保留并延续着已经消失在历史尘埃可的拜占庭文明的基因。如果伊斯兰建筑的房屋是一个句号,那建于其上的穹顶无异于一个逗号,为方形的房屋开启一条裂缝,引入一丝灵动、一点圆融、一份遐想。辨认一座伊斯兰建筑,总是先从辨认它的穹顶开始。人们曾经有这样的形容:希腊建筑表现了明朗和愉快的情绪,如阳光照耀的灿烂白昼;哥特建筑表现了神圣的忘我,如喷薄而出的朝霞;伊斯兰建筑则表现了忧郁,如落日渐沉的黄昏。黄昏是沉思寂静的时刻,一如伊斯兰建筑素朴的外观,尽是方与圆的组合:方形是房屋,坚实如土地;圆形是穹顶,灵动如天空。黄昏也是夜与日交替时暧昧不明的时分,当你进入一座伊斯兰 Islamic domes preserve and sustain the genes of the Byzantine civilization that have vanished in the dust of history. If the house of Islamic architecture is a full stop, the dome built on it is tantamount to a comma, opening a crack in the square of the house, introducing a glimmer of cleverness, a little harmony and a reverie. Identify an Islamic building, always starting with the dome that identifies it. People used to describe the Greek architecture as having a clear and pleasant mood, such as the bright sunshine of the day, the gothic architecture showing divine selfishness such as the glittering glow, the Islamic architecture showing melancholy, Shen dusk. Dusk is the moment of contemplation and silence, just as the Islamic architectural simplicity of appearance, is the combination of square and circle: square is a house, solid as land; round is dome, Smart as the sky. Twilight is also an hour of ambiguity between the night and day, when you enter an Islam