Water in Mosque Interiors And Detached Water Elements As a Perception Factor

In addition to being a necessity for the continuation of life, water has been an important element in many cultures from past to present. Human's relationship with water has affected social life, settlements and therefore architecture. The element of water has taken place as an architectural element in different types of buildings, both inside the building and in the built environment. In Islamic religious worship structures, applications such as fountains, ornamental pools, fountains, which take the element of water to the center or include the element of water in the place of worship, have been made and continue to be made. Containing messages such as spiritual purification, renewal and revitalization, along with physical cleansing with the use of stagnant and flowing water in different ways; It is an element of perception that enlivens the depiction of worldly life and heaven in the mind of the user. In this study; The situation of water, which is used as a design element in mosque architecture, as a perception element in the space has been examined. By determining the sample of detached water elements found in the interiors of various mosques in Turkey, which were built in the period from the Ottoman Empire to the 2022; It has been evaluated in terms of its formal properties, usage purposes and physical properties of water. The data in this study were obtained through literature review, observation and sample analysis.