Beyond the hypostyle hall were one or more peristyle courts open to the sky. Temples used pylons and trapezoid walls with hypaethros and hypostyle halls and shrines. The temple incorporates pylons, courts, hypostyle, sun court, chapel and sanctuary. The cistern is composed of a large hypostyle chamber supported by vaults. Arab-plan or hypostyle mosques are the earliest type of mosques, pioneered under the Umayyad Dynasty. The interior hypostyle prayer hall takes up most of the mosque's area. Both had hypostyle designs, with roofs supported by elaborately designed columns. "Arab-plan" or hypostyle mosques are the earliest type of mosques, pioneered under the Umayyad Dynasty. This form was adapted to the construction of hypostyle halls within the larger temples. Frequently, hypostyle mosques have outer arcades so that visitors can enjoy the shade. Courts, doorways, and hypostyle halls might have spaces designated for public prayer. Frequently, hypostyle mosques have outer arcades so that visitors can enjoy some shade. The two chambers were connected by the great hypostyle hall, which was the central structure. This method of structure can be traced back to Egyptian hypostyle Halls. In 2003 six statues were found at the hypostyle square.