Though the mosque-originally a sacred plot of ground-has been influenced by local architectural styles, the building has remained essentially an open space, usually roofed, with a minaret sometimes attached.

虽然清真寺(起初是一块圣地)受各地建筑风格的影响，但基本上还是很宽敞、有屋顶，有的还有尖塔，且不允许有雕像或画作装饰。

It stands on a high marble plinth with a minaret at each corner.

整个建筑建立在一个高大的大理石底座上，每个角上都有一个尖塔。

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Distant View of the Minaret . (cont. )

《远观宣礼塔》（续）

Ashley finally got up and we moved inside the main body of the mosque next to the minaret .

Ashley终于站起身来，我们移到尖塔旁边的清真寺主建筑部分。

the air traffic control tower suggests a minaret that can be found on a mosque.

空中交通管制塔还让人联想起清真寺上的尖顶。

Beirut, Lebanon: A laser beam points in the direction of Mecca from a minaret of Mohammed al-Amin mosque

黎巴嫩，贝鲁特：穆罕默德·阿敏清真寺一座宣理塔尖顶上射出一束激光，指向麦加方向。

The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has the world tallest minaret at 689 ft and is the fifth largest mosque in the world.

摩洛哥卡萨布兰卡的哈桑二世清真寺，尖塔高达689英尺，它是世界上的第五个最大的清真寺。

I had stayed crouched behind the wall. I didn’t much feel like following him into the minaret .

我蹲在墙后边，不是很想和他一起进去。

We came to the door of the minaret and Ashley stepped to go inside.

我们靠近了尖塔的门，Ashely走了进去。

A minaret lays crumbled on the rooftop of the local mosque.

伊斯兰式的尖塔倒塌在清真寺的楼顶。

Where there had been the occasional minaret , there were now the bulbous forms of orthodox churches.

在过去曾经有尖塔的地方，现在变成球状屋顶的东正教堂。

Above, the minaret of the Sayyidna al-Husayn mosque looks down on the Khan al-Khalili bazaar on Feb.

这是2009年2月24日拍摄的汗基地哈利利集贸市场，远处是Sayyidnaal-Husayn清真寺的尖塔。

Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Butrint

中文名贾姆的尖塔和考古遗址巴米扬山谷的文化景观和考古遗迹布特林特英文名

spiral minaret

n.螺壳状的回教寺院的尖塔

egyptian minaret

n.伊斯阑教寺院的尖塔