| Ahmediye Cami (Blue Mosque) |
Istanbul |
Prayer hall |
Begun 1609 |
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Prayer hall |
Begun 1609 |
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Prayer hall |
Begun 1609 |
| al-Hasan Mosque |
Rabat |
Minaret |
1191/99 |
| Alhambra palace |
Granada |
Cuarto Dorado, south facade |
XIII century |
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The Alhambra palace seen from the north |
XIII century |
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Court of the Myrtles looking north |
Before 1333 |
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Hall of the Ambassadors |
Before 1333 |
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Hall of the Ambassadors, wooden vault |
Before 1333 |
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The court of Lions |
About 1360 |
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Hall of the Abencerajes, vault |
About 1360 |
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Justice hall |
About 1360 |
| Ali Qapu (High gate - main entrance to the Sah'Abbas palace) |
Isfahan |
Music hall |
About 1598 |
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Talar |
About 1598 |
| Aljaferiya Palace |
Zaragoza |
Oratory, wall of the mihrab |
1046 - 1081 |
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Oratory, vault |
1046 - 1081 |
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North portico |
1046 - 1081 |
| Bab al- Futuh, also called "The gate of fortune" |
Cairo |
View from the north |
Begun 988 |
| Bayazid Yildirim Mosque |
Bursa |
Portico |
1390 |
| Bibi Khanum Mosque |
Samarkand |
Exterior |
Begun 1399 |
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Exterior |
Begun 1399 |
| Caravanserai |
Ribat-i- Saraf |
General view |
1114/15 |
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General view |
1114/15 |
| Chehel Sutun (The 40 columns) |
Isfahan |
The east talar |
Designed in 1590 |
| Cinli Kiosk, (also called The tiled Pavillon) |
Istanbul |
Central Dome |
1472 |
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Main facade, inside Top Kapu Saray |
1472 |
| Citadel of Salah al- Din |
Cairo |
View from above |
Begun 1176 |
| City walls |
Kairouan |
- |
IX century |
| Dar us-sifa', Hospital of Bayazid II |
Edirne |
Main hall |
Begun 1471 |
| Dome tomb |
Sangbast |
Exterior |
997-1028 |
| Doner Kumbed |
Kayseri |
Exterior |
About 1275 |
| Fatih Cami |
Istanbul |
North portal of the prayer hall |
1463 - 1470 |
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Courtyard |
1463 - 1470 |
| Friday Mosque |
Tinmal |
Aisle of the qibla |
Completed in 1153/54 |
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Mihrab |
Completed in 1153/54 |
| Funerary complex of Abd al-Samad |
Natanz |
Muqarnas vault |
1307 |
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Courtyard of the mosque looking toward southwest |
1304/09 |
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Portal of the khanaqah |
1316/17 |
| Funerary tower |
Radkan |
Exterior |
End of XIII century |
| Gate of the Ouadiah Kasba |
Rabat |
View of the portal |
Re-built after 1191 |
| Giralda tower |
Seville |
Giralda tower (minaret of the Great Mosque) |
Begun 1184 |
| Gok Madrasa |
Sivas |
Exterior |
1271 |
| Great Mosque |
Algiers |
Vault of the mihrab |
1096 |
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Prayer hall |
1096 |
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Dome of the mihrab |
1096 |
| Great Mosque |
Cordoba |
Portal of S.Stephen |
786/87 |
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Interior, acrades of Abd er-Rahman I |
786/87 |
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Lantern of al-Hakam II, supporting arches |
Enlarged in 951 |
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Lantern of al-Hakam II |
Enlarged in 951 |
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Vault of the Maqsura |
Enlarged in 951 |
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Vault of the mihrab |
Enlarged in 951 |
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Exterior facade of the mihrab |
Enlarged in 951 |
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Vault above the mihrab bay |
Enlarged in 951 |
| Great Mosque |
Divrig |
North portal, detail of the decoration |
1156/57 |
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North portal |
1156/57 |
| Great Mosque |
Kairouan |
The minaret seen from the outside |
Completed 836 |
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Prayer hall |
Completed 836 |
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Lalla Rihana gate |
IX century |
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Sahn and Minaret |
Completed 836 |
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Nartece |
Completed 836 |
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Aisle of the Minaret |
Completed 836 |
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Aerial view |
Completed 836 |
| Great Mosque |
Seville |
Sahn, detail |
Begun 1172 |
| Great Mosque |
Tlemcen |
Mihrab |
Completed 1136 |
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Prayer hall |
1082 |
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Vault of the mihrab |
Completed 1136 |
| Great Mosque and Hospital |
Divrig |
Exterior |
1156/57 |
| Great Mosque of Baybars |
Cairo |
Southwest side |
1268/69 |
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Northwest portal |
1268/69 |
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East corner of the prayer hall |
1268/69 |
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Detail of the protal |
1268/69 |
| Great Mosque of Isa Bey |
Manisa |
View from above |
1376 |
| Great Mosque of the Emir Isa Bey |
Seliuk (Ephesus) |
Main facade |
1374/75 |
| Gunbad-i 'Ali (tower tomb) |
Abarquh |
Exterior (detail) |
1056 |
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Exterior |
1056 |
| Gunbad-i Qabus (tomb) |
Maragha |
Exterior |
1196/97 |
| Gunbad-i Qabus, tomb of Sams al-Ma'ali Qabus |
Gurgan |
Detail of the entrance and the inscription |
Begun 1006/07 |
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Exterior |
Begun 1006/07 |
| Gur-i Amir |
Samarkand |
View from the east |
1404 |
| Halifet Ghazi Kumbed, (tomb of the Emir Melik Gazi) |
Amasya |
Exterior |
1145/46 |
| Hospital |
Divrig |
West portal |
1156/57 |
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Interior |
1156/57 |
| House of Gamal al-Din al Zahahi |
Cairo |
Qa'a |
1637 |
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Hosh and maqad |
1637 |
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Clerestory and dome over the durka |
1637 |
| Ince Minare Madrasa |
Konya |
Detail of the portal |
1260/65 |
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Detail of the portal |
1260/65 |
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Portal and minaret |
1260/65 |
| Karatay Madrasa |
Konya |
Interior |
1251/52 |
| Kulliye of Bayazid II |
Edirne |
View from the southwest |
Begun 1471 |
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Prayer hall, mihrab and minbar of the Mosque |
Begun 1471 |
| Madrasa and tomb of Salih Negm ad-Din |
Cairo |
Facade |
1241 - 1244 |
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Detail of the portal |
1241 - 1244 |
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Detail of the dome muqarnas |
1241 - 1244 |
| Madrasa Bu 'Inaniyya |
Fez |
The prayer hall toward the mihrab |
1350/55 |
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The sahn looking toward the northwest |
1350/55 |
| Madrasa of Sultan Qala'un |
Cairo |
Qibla iwan, facade |
1283 -1285 |
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Qibla iwan, interior |
1283 -1285 |
| Madrasa of Ulugh Beg |
Samarkand |
Detail of the iwan facade |
Begun 1417 |
| Masgid-i Gami' |
Isfahan |
Oljeitu mihrab |
Between 1310 and 1447 |
| Masgid-i Sah |
Isfahan |
Portal toward Madain |
1611 - 1638 |
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Detail of the portal with the minarets |
1611 - 1638 |
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Southwest Winter Mosque, interior |
1611 - 1638 |
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The minarets |
1611 - 1638 |
| Masgid-i-Gami, (or Great Mosque) |
Isfahan |
North dome, interior |
End of IX - beginning of X century |
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Sahn |
End of IX - beginning of X century |
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North dome chamber |
End of IX - beginning of X century |
| Masjid-i Jami |
Tabriz |
Iwan |
1310/20 |
| Masjid-i Jami |
Varamin |
Dome, interior |
1322/26 |
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Exterior from the north |
1322/26 |
| Mosque of al-Aqmar |
Cairo |
Detail of the facade muqarnas |
Completed 1125 |
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Facade overlooking the street |
Completed 1125 |
| Mosque of al-Azhar |
Cairo |
Dome in the transept |
Begun April 970 |
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Prayer hall, stucco ornament of an arch of the north transept |
Begun April 970 |
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Prayer hall, mihrab aisle |
Begun April 970 |
| Mosque of al-Hakim |
Cairo |
Monumental entrance |
Begun 991 |
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Mihrab aisle seen from the sahn |
Begun 991 |
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Qibla aisle looking toward northeast |
Begun 991 |
| Mosque of al-Salih Tala'i |
Cairo |
Entrance portico |
Begun 1160 |
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Sahn |
Begun 1160 |
| Mosque of Bayazid II |
Istanbul |
View from Southeast |
1501 - 1506 |
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Prayer hall |
1501 - 1506 |
| Mosque of Bib Mardum |
Toledo |
Exterior |
Completed 999 |
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The eight ribbed vaults |
Completed 999 |
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Central vault |
Completed 999 |
| Mosque of Gawhar Sad |
Mashad |
Hall toward the mihrab |
1405 - 1417/18 |
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Qibla iwan |
1405 - 1417/18 |
| Mosque of Ibn Tulun |
Cairo |
Sahn |
876-879 |
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Interior |
876-879 |
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Northeast Ziyadah |
876-879 |
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Interior, view of the mihrab and minbar |
876-879 |
| Mosque of Mansura |
Tlemcen |
Minaret |
Begun 1303 |
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Portal of the minaret |
Begun 1303 |
| Mosque of Sayh Lutfullah |
Isfahan |
Exterior |
1598 - 1618 |
| Mosque of Sayh Lutfullah |
Isfahan |
Exterior |
1598 - 1618 |
| Mosque of Suleyman |
Istanbul |
View from southwest of the Mosque commissioned by Suleyman in 1550 |
1550/57 |
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Prayer hall |
1550/57 |
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Prayer hall, dome |
1550/57 |
| Mosque-Madrasa of Murad I |
Bursa |
Exterior seen from northeast |
Begun 1366 |
| Pol-i Hwagun |
Isfahan |
Facade overlooking the river |
1650 |
| Qarawiyin Mosque |
Fez |
Sahn and minaret |
Begun 857 |
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Prayer hall, view of the third aisle of the mihrab bay |
Begun 857 |
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Vault over the first aisle of the mihrab |
Begun 857 |
| Ribat, fortified enclosure |
Susa |
Portal |
Before 796 |
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Wall and portal |
Before 796 |
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Interior of the portal |
Before 796 |
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Courtyard |
Before 796 |
| Salon Rico |
Madinat al- Zahra |
Inner facade |
953 - 57 |
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Interior |
953 - 57 |
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Exterior |
953 - 57 |
| Second Kutubiyya Mosque |
Marrakesh |
Prayer hall |
1162 |
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Minaret |
1162 |
| Selimiye Cami |
Edirne |
Prayer hall |
1569 - 1590 |
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View from west of what the architect defined his masterpiece (commissioned by Selim II in1569) |
1569 - 1590 |
| Sircali Masjid |
Konya |
Exterior |
Half of XII century |
| Sitte Melik Kumbed (tomb of the Emir Suleiman ibn Saif al-Din Sahansah) |
Divrigi |
Detail of the portal |
1196 |
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Exterior |
1196 |
| Sultan Han (Caravanserai) |
Aksaray |
Detail of the entrance portal |
1229 |
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Entrance portal |
1229 |
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Masgid |
1232/36 |
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Masgid |
1232/36 |
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Hall |
1232/36 |
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Court portal |
1232/36 |
| Tarihana |
Damgan (Persia), south of the easternmost tip of the Caspian Sea |
Prayer hall |
Between 750 and 789 |
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Portico |
Between 750 and 789 |
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The Mosque seen from the sahn |
Between 750 and 789 |
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Prayer hall |
Between 750 and 789 |
| Three gates Mosque |
Kairouan |
Facade |
Before 796 |
| Tomb and Madrasa of Sultan Hasan |
Cairo |
Portal |
Begun 1361 |
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Exterior from the southeast |
Begun 1361 |
| Tomb and Madrasa of Sultan Qa'it Bey |
Cairo |
Exterior from the northeast |
1472 -1474 |
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Sahn |
1472 -1474 |
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Sahn roof, restored |
1472 -1474 |
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Dome |
1472 -1474 |
| Tomb of Hwaga Rabi |
Mashad |
Interior view of the dome |
1617 - 1622 |
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Exterior |
1617 - 1622 |
| Tomb of Oljeitu |
Sultanich |
Exterior |
1313 |
| Tomb of Sultan Qala'un |
Cairo |
Facade from the court |
1283 -1285 |
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Tomb and minaret overlooking the Suq al- Nahassin |
1283 -1285 |
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Mihrab |
1283 -1285 |
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"Nave" arcade |
1283 -1285 |
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Interior |
1283 -1285 |
| Tomb of Tugril |
Rayy, Teheran |
Exterior |
1139/40 |
| Top Kapu Saray |
Istanbul |
Baghdad kiosk, dome |
1639 |
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Baghdad kiosk, dome; the kiosk was built to celebrate the reconquest of Baghdad (1639) |
1639 |
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Bed chamber of Murad III, dome |
1578 |
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Bed chamber of Murad III |
1578 |
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Arz Odasi (Throne room) |
1585 |
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Bab-i Saadet (Abode of felicity) |
Re-built in XVIII century |
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Bab-i Humayun (palace) |
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| Turbe of Hwand Hatun (tomb of the princess Hwand Hatun) |
Kayseri |
Exterior |
1237/38 |
| Turbe of Keykavus I |
Sivas |
Entrance facade |
1219 |
| Uc Serefeli Mosque |
Edirne |
Sahn and minaret |
1438/1447 |
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Exterior |
1438/1447 |
| Ulu Cami |
Bursa |
Prayer hall |
Begun 1396 |
| Yesil Cami (Green Mosque) |
Bursa |
Prayer hall looking toward the mihrab |
Begun 1412/13 |
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North facade |
Begun 1412/13 |
| Yesil Cami (Green Mosque) |
Bursa |
North wall of the covered sahn, with the imperial tribunes |
Begun 1412/13 |
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Carved wall in west hall |
Begun 1412/13 |
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Portal |
Begun 1412/13 |
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Mihrab |
Completed in 1440 approx. |