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Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day. The Islamic world encompasses a wide geographic area historically ranging from western Africa and Europe to eastern Asia.
[7] [8] In Islamic culture, the patterns are believed to be the bridge to the spiritual realm, the instrument to purify the mind and the soul. [9] David Wade [b] states that "Much of the art of Islam, whether in architecture, ceramics, textiles or books, is the art of decoration – which is to say, of transformation."
[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 ...
Mamluk architecture – based in Cairo (c. 1256–1517) Ottoman architecture – based in Istanbul (c. 1517–1918) Regional Styles Egypt Early Islamic architecture (Rashidi + Umayyad) (641–750) Abbasid architecture (750–954) Fatimid architecture (954–1170) Ayyubid architecture (1174–1250) Mamluk architecture (1254–1517)
Mamluk architecture; Mammadbayli Mausoleum; Mashrabiya; Mausoleum of Sheikh Juneyd; Mausoleum of Kara Koyunlu emirs; Mausoleums of Aghbil; Medina Haram Piazza; Medina quarter; Minar-e-Pakistan; Minaret Khaje Alam; Minat al-Qal'a; Mirali Mausoleum; Mohammadabad, Sindh; Moorish architecture; Moroccan architecture; Mosque; Mosque architecture in ...
The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
The Faisal Mosque (Urdu: فیصل مسجد, romanized: faisal masjid) is the national mosque of Pakistan, located in the capital city, Islamabad. [1] [2] It is the fifth-largest mosque in the world, the largest mosque outside the Middle East, and the largest within South Asia, located on the foothills of Margalla Hills in Islamabad.
The Abbasid Palace is considered one of the most important archaeological buildings in Baghdad due to its age and Islamic architecture which is considered distinct from later Arab architecture styles. The area in which the palace is located in, as well as the palace itself, are a part of a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3]