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  2. Islamic architecture - Wikipedia

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    The best known style of Indo-Islamic architecture is Mughal architecture, mostly built between about 1560 and 1720. Early Mughal architecture developed from existing Indo-Islamic architecture but also followed the model of Timurid architecture, due in part to the Timurid ancestry of the Mughal dynasty's founder, Babur.

  3. Umayyad architecture - Wikipedia

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    Umayyad architecture developed in the Umayyad Caliphate between 661 and 750, primarily in its heartlands of Syria and Palestine.It drew extensively on the architecture of older Middle Eastern and Mediterranean civilizations including the Sassanian Empire and especially the Byzantine Empire, but introduced innovations in decoration and form.

  4. Umayyad Palace - Wikipedia

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    View of the monumental gateway The reconstructed dome of the monumental gateway Inside the monumental gateway Umayyad water cistern near the palace. The Umayyad Palace (Arabic: القصر الأموي) is a large palatial complex from the Umayyad period, located on the Citadel Hill (Jabal al-Qal'a) of Amman, Jordan.

  5. Indo-Islamic architecture - Wikipedia

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    Indo-Islamic architecture is the architecture of the Indian subcontinent produced by and for Islamic patrons and purposes. Despite an initial Arab presence in Sindh , the development of Indo-Islamic architecture began in earnest with the establishment of Delhi as the capital of the Ghurid dynasty in 1193. [ 1 ]

  6. Moorish architecture - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Scholarly references on Islamic architecture often refer to this architectural tradition in terms such as architecture of the Islamic West [2] [1] [3] or architecture of the Western Islamic lands. [4] [5] [3] The use of the term "Moorish" comes from the historical Western European designation of the Muslim inhabitants of these regions ...

  7. Abbasid architecture - Wikipedia

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    Abbasid architecture was an important formative stage in wider Islamic architecture. The early caliphate's great power and unity allowed architectural features and innovations, such as minarets and carved stucco motifs, to spread quickly across the vast territories under its control.

  8. Qutb Shahi architecture - Wikipedia

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    Qutb Shahi architecture is the distinct style of Indo-Islamic architecture developed during the reign of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, also known as the Golconda Sultanate. Qutb Shahi buildings are seen in the city of Hyderabad and its surroundings. The Golconda Fort, which predates the founding of the city is the earliest example.

  9. Mamluk architecture - Wikipedia

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    Islamic architecture in Cairo : an introduction. Leiden et al.: Brill. pp. 161-162. ISBN 9004086773. Behrens-Abouseif, Doris (2007). Cairo of the Mamluks: A History of Architecture and its Culture. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 9789774160776. Blair, Sheila; Bloom, Jonathan M. (1995). The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250 ...