Abstract:
The work deals with the investigation of imagery essence within Arab
architecture. The problem of preserving artistic unity of architectural environment is the
principal one in intensively developing Arab cities. Understanding of architectural
environmental unity is possible due to awaking important metaphors and, thus, images
come to the fore in the consciousness of a person with the help of dominating
architectural form. Images modeling outer-space order in architectural sphere are based
upon archetypical oppositions. In Islamic architecture they are most vivid in architecture
of traditional and modern mosques and form the images of the world, Universe creation,
they form mega-images.