Talk:Minaret
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The article/image appears to depict an Ottoman-style minaret. When travelling in Anatolia this summer I saw, infrequently, minarets which looked somewhat different - an open-type structure with four posts supporting a square-shaped, vaulted roof. My guide advised me that this was a Seljuk-style minaret. This needs to be addressed in the article. 209.149.235.241 01:24, 4 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Why do minarets always come in sets of two? Rmhermen 01:31, Feb 4, 2004 (UTC)
Based on my travels in Turkiye, I do not think that paired minarets are universal. Most of the mosques (camii) I saw in small towns in Anatolia had a single minaret. The paired minarets were on larger, fancier, more historic buildings.
- They don't always, typically the reason for two is just symetry of design I think. I have seen many smaller mosques with only one. Mark Richards 20:45, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)
"counterclockwise" is ambiguous. Counterclockwise when ascending or descending?
"The minaret of the Al Muhdhar Mosque at Tarim, Yemen, is measured 53 metres (175 feet) high, and recognised to be one of the tallest earth structures in the world."
What does "tallest earth structure" mean? 175 ft doesn't sound very exceptional without some explanation. The Tallest structures page didn't shed any light. Thanks. --Battlehamster 14:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
