EFFECTING BELIEFS OF THE PLACE ON ANCIENT YEMENI ARCHITECTURE IN THE PERIOD BEFORE ISLAM

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The study tries to highlight ancient Yemen's civilization, especially in the architectural field, to bring it to light. The problem of study is the lack of understanding of the old Yemeni architecture and its effects, especially the impact of the sacred place on architecture. It focuses on determining the relationship between the beliefs of Yemeni society and the place affecting the formulation of architecture. The study aims to interpret the architectural place by using a general framework for the sacred place of literature reviews and comparison among themselves, and then apply it to the architecture. The study concluded that the concept of sacred place was an idea in which all the ancient near east civilizations had taken it. It was also concluded that the old architecture of Yemen reflects the concept of the sacred place and its elements.