Hey guys!

As a fan of Islamic architecture, and following the idea of a thread I created myself in the Moroccan section, I think it would be cool if we posted examples of Islamic architecture from all over the world.

Alhambra Palace (Granada) SPAIN
The Alhambra (Arabic: الحمراء = Al-Ħamrā'; literally "the red") is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada. It was the residence of the Muslim kings of Granada and their court, but is currently a museum exhibiting exquisite Islamic architecture. A Renaissance palace was also inserted by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Aljaería Palace (Zaragoza) SPAIN
The Aljafería Palace (Arabic:قصر الجعفرية Qasr Aljafariya,Spanish: Palacio de la Aljafería) is a fortified palace built during the second half of the eleventh century in Zaragoza, as the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Al-Muqtadir and reflecting the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. The palace currently contains the Cortes (regional parliament) of the autonomous community of Aragon.
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NYC does have some Islamic architecture.

City Center
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Cityspire (top can pass for a mezzin tower)
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2 Columbus Circle (undergoing a redesign)
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WTC plaza (now destroyed by Islamic extremists)
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What does WTC plaza have to do with Islamic architecture?

lol nice thread anton :)

and TalB your weird!!

Thanks CrazY! :)

Ruins of Medina Azahara (Córdoba) SPAIN (I already posted the following pics in the Moroccan section, but I thought it would be appropriate to post them in this thread as well)

The Ruins of Madinat al-Zhara (in Arabic: Madinat al-Zahra, مدينة الزهراء) are located about 5 kilometers from Córdoba, Spain. The ruins were discovered about ninety years ago. Only about 10 percent of the 112 ha site has been excavated and restored. The city flourished for approximately 80 years. It had been built by Abd ar-Rahman III the Caliph of Córdoba starting between 936 and 940. After Abd ar-Rahman III proclaimed himself Caliph in 929, establishing the independent Umayyad Caliphate in the west, he decided to show his subjects and the world his power by building a palace-city 5 miles from Cordoba . The largest known city built from scratch in Western Europe , Madinat al-Zahra was the forgotten Versailles of the middle ages. It would be described by travelers from northern Europe and from the East as a dazzling series of palaces full of treasures never seen before. Around 1010, Madinat al-Zahra was sacked by Islamic purists from North Africa who considered the Muslim culture it represented far too liberal in its interpretation of the Koran. The raid effectively wiped the city off the map for a millennium.

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As it happened with the pics in the previous post, the ones you're going to see now were already posted in the Moroccan section as well, and these ones are pics that I took myself when I was in Sevilla a few years ago.

Alcázar of Sevilla - SPAIN
The Alcázar of Seville (Spanish "Alcázares Reales de Sevilla" or "Royal Alcazars of Seville) is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. Originally a Moorish fort, the Alcázar (from the Arabic القصر, al-qasr, meaning "palace") has been expanded several times. The Almohades were the first to build a palace, called Al-Muwarak, on the site. Most of the modern Alcázar was built over Moorish ruins for King Pedro of Castile (also known as Pedro the Cruel) with construction beginning in 1364. Pedro used Moorish workers to build his palace giving it a distinctly Islamic design. The palace is one of the best remaining examples of mudéjar architecture, a style under Christian rule in Spain but using Islamic architectural influence. Subsequent monarchs have added their own additions to the Alcázar. Charles V's addition of gothic elements contrasts with the dominant Islamic style.
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Another example of Islamic architecture that is still present (and useful) in the hot Spanish south is the "patios" which we can still see in many houses of Andalucía, here are some pictures I took during the same trip to Sevilla:
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Torre del Oro ("Gold Tower") - Sevilla (SPAIN)
From my personal experience I can tell you it's such a delightful experience to sit next to Torre del Oro on the benches along the Guadalquivir river in one of those warm summer nights in Sevilla... truly romantic :)

The Torre del Oro (Spanish for "Gold Tower") is a military watchtower built in Seville, Spain during the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to the city via the Guadalquivir river. The tower was built as part of the defensive works running from the Alcázar to the river. The tower may have received its name from the golden tiles which cover its dome and may have once adorned the rest of the tower.
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this is the most amazing Islamic architecture I have ever seen

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btw, cool pics Anton!

Almohad Architecture

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When the Almohads first took the power in Morocco from the Almovarids in the 1100's AD, they showed their strength by building monuments in the cities of their new empire. They built the Koutoubia mosque right over the top of the old Almovarid palace in Marrakesh! Also, the Almoravids had not allowed people to build minarets, which they thought were wrong, so the Almohads built lots of minarets to show that things had changed. (Compare this minaret to the Romanesque bell tower of St. Germain des Pres in Paris, which was built about 1000 AD).

By 1250 AD, the Christian kings of Spain had pushed the Almohads south so that they only ruled just the city of Granada, far in the south of Spain. There in Granada, the Almohads built their palace, the Alhambra (it means "the Red" in Arabic, probably because of the red color of the bricks). Because the Christian kings were still trying to get the Almohads out of Spain, the Alhambra is first of all a fortress.

t's on top of a steep hill, and it has a fortified wall all the way around it. Originally all the rooms were arranged around a central courtyard, but gradually people added more small courtyards with more rooms around them to make the palace bigger. The outside walls are all plain, with all the decoration on the inside, to show that the palace is meant for insiders and not outsiders.

On the inside, though, the carvers covered every inch of the Alhambra with patterns like lace. In accordance with Islamic rules, they didn't carve any images of people or animals (though the lion fountain you see here is an exception). Everything is either patterns of leaves, Arabic letters, or abstract geometrical patterns. They also used a lot of glazed clay tiles to decorate the walls. In the courtyards, there are fountains everywhere. Because it is always hot in Granada, they didn't build many closed rooms - most of the rooms are open on one side to the courtyards, or separated only by lacy wooden screens.

The builders even carved the ceilings at the Alhambra palace into fancy lace. This is a barrel vaulted ceiling carved out of different kinds of wood, with ivory inlays. Carving by hand, with only iron chisels, this kind of work took years to finish.

Giralda | Seville


The minaret of the great Almohad mosque that dominates Seville is the city’s most important monument. The name Giralda is derived from the weathervane-like statue that crowns the building. It has survived in full, with the exception of the very top which was replaced in the AH 10th / AD 16th century with a Christian bell tower.
It is made of brick and has ramps connecting the seven superposed rooms. The decorative networks of rhombuses that spring from the Cordoban capitals and columns salvaged by the Almohads from the ruins of Madinat al-Zahra are also made of brick.



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Remparts of Silves| Faro


The town wall at Silves surrounds some 7 hectares and is the most beautiful military monument from the Islamic period in Portugal. The Almohad wall (second half of the AH 6th / AD 12th century) was erected on the remains of existing walls that needed to be extended and reinforced to counter the Christian military advance.
The remains of this defensive structure include the Loulé Gate, a monumental chicane entrance that was the main route to the medina. Long sections of adobe wall have also survived, some intact, along with square freestanding (flanking) and adjoined towers in red brick.

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Menara Gardens| Marrakesh


The gardens are located at the west of Marrakech at the gates of the Atlas mountains. They were built in the 12th century (c. 1130) by the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min.
The menara term has been added after the present structure (the pavillon) was founded in the 19th century by the Alaouite ruler Abderrahmane of Morocco where he used to stay in summertime.
The Menara contain a pavilion and a basin (an artificial lake) surrounded by orchards and olive groves. The intention of the basin was to irrigate the surrounding gardens and orchards using a sophisticated system called Qanat. The basin is supplied with water thanks to an old hydraulic system which conveys water from the mountains located at 30 km approximately away from Marrakech.



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Gold Tower| Seville


The Torre del Oro (Spanish for "Gold Tower") is a military watchtower built in Seville, Spain during the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to the city via the Guadalquivir river. The tower was built as part of the defensive works running from the Alcázar to the river. The tower may have received its name from the golden tiles which cover its dome and may have once adorned the rest of the tower.
Constructed in the first third of the 13th century, it has twelve sides, and from its base a chain would be stretched, underwater, across the river to another fort on the opposite shore, thereby preventing enemy ships from traveling upstream to the port of Seville.



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Hassan Tower| Rabat


Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. Begun in 1195, the tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world along with the mosque, also intended to be the world's largest. In 1199, sultan Yacoub al-Mansour died, and construction on the mosque stopped. The tower only reached 44m (140ft), about half of its intended 86m (260ft) height. The rest of the mosque was also left incomplete, with only the beginnings of several walls and 200 columns being constructed.

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Kutubia Mosque| Marrakesh


The current, imposing Kutubiya is the second mosque of this name built by the Almohad 'Abd al-Mu'min, the first destroyed as it was wrongly oriented.
The building consists of 17 naves running lengthways, and the transverse nave beside the qibla wall has five large arches and five muqarnas (honeycomb) cupolas. The vast mihrab arch is sumptuously decorated. The rectangular courtyard has a circular ablutions basin. The square-plan minaret rises 77 m and is decorated differently on each face. In both architecture and decoration, this is one of the crowning achievements of Islamic art in the West.

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Monghol Architecture


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Taj Mahal| Agra

The Taj Mahal (sometimes called "the Taj") is generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar part of the monument, the Taj Mahal is actually an integrated complex of structures. In 1983 the Taj became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.

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Humayun's Tomb | New Delhi

The tomb of Humayun was built by the orders of Hamida Banu Begum, Humayun's widow starting in 1562. The architect of the edifice was reportedly Sayyed Muhammad ibn Mirak Ghiyathuddin and his father Mirak Ghiyathuddin who were brought in from Herat. It took 8 years to build and had a Chahr Bagh Garden style in its design, the first of its kind in the region.

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Buland Darwaza| Agra

It is known as the "Gate of Magnificence". It was built by Akbar in 1602 to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat. The gateway is approached by 42 steps. It is about 40 metres high. It is built of red sandstone and inlaying of white marble. There is an inscription one on the monument which is a message from Jesus advising his followers not to consider this world as their permanent home.

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Badashi Mosque| Lahore

The 'Emperor's Mosque', was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan. It is one of the city's best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction epitomising the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era.

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Wazir Khan Mosque| Lahore

The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan. (The word wazir means 'minister' in Urdu language.) The mosque is located inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate.

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Diwan i Khas| Delhi

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Red Fort| Delhi

The Red Fort was the palace for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's new capital, Shahjahanabad, the seventh Muslim city in the Delhi site. He moved his capital from Agra in a move designed to bring prestige to his reign, and to provide ample opportunity to apply his ambitious building schemes and interests. The Red Fort stands at the eastern edge of Shahjahanabad, and gets its name from the massive wall of red sandstone that defines its four sides. The wall is 1.5 miles (2.5 km) long, and varies in height from 60ft (16m) on the river side to 110 ft (33 m) towards the city. Measurements have shown that the plan was generated using a square grid of 82 m.

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Quelles belles photos, Réda! :)

Hey guys, try to post pics of Islamic monuments from your countries, especially those which are not so known worldwide.

Albayzín quarter (Granada) SPAIN

El Albayzín (also Albaicín or El Albaicín) is a district of present day Granada, Spain that retains the narrow winding streets of its Medieval Moorish past. It was declared a world heritage site in 1994, along with the more famous Alhambra.

It rises on a hill facing the Alhambra and many tourists journey into the Albayzin primarily for the spectactular views of the Alhambra from the viewing point by the church of San Nicolas.

Highlights within the area include the remains of an Arab bath complex, Granada's archeological museum, and the church of San Salvador, built on the remains of a Moorish mosque. The Albayzin also contains some original Moorish houses and a wide-range of restaurants, including several streets whose eateries are inspired by North Africa.
El Albayzín (also Albaicín or El Albaicín) is a district of present day Granada, Spain that retains the narrow winding streets of its Medieval Moorish past. It was declared a world heritage site in 1994, along with the more famous Alhambra.

It rises on a hill facing the Alhambra and many tourists journey into the Albayzin primarily for the spectactular views of the Alhambra from the viewing point by the church of San Nicolas.

Highlights within the area include the remains of an Arab bath complex, Granada's archeological museum, and the church of San Salvador, built on the remains of a Moorish mosque. The Albayzin also contains some original Moorish houses and a wide-range of restaurants, including several streets whose eateries are inspired by North Africa.

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Masjid Al Bidia (Fujairah) UAE
One of the oldest mosques in the UAE
Built: 1446
Reconditioned: 2002


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What does WTC plaza have to do with Islamic architecture?

Minorou Yamasaki designed that plaza after the mosiac tiles after the Shrine of Kahaba, b/c he saw how that brought people together.

Marinid Architecture

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The Marinid Sultans (r. 1217-1465) succeeded the Almohads in Morocco, and for part of the fourteenth century ruled the entire Maghrib. Fez was the Marinid capital, and under their patronage the new administrative center Fez al-Jadid (New Fez) was constructed and the fortifications uniting it and the older section of the city were completed.
The Marinids enlarged existing Almohad mosques at Taza and Tlemcen, where they also constructed an important multi-complex shrine. Religious architecture continued an established tradition of hypostyle mosques, square, monumental minarets, and rich ornament of carved wood, tile, rich stones, and muqarnas vaults. The Marinids became especially prolific patrons of madrasas, which served to promote Sunni teachings during their reign. The al-Attarine madrasa, for example, like the other Marinid madrasas of Fez, is celebrated for its rich decorative program, concentrated in the rectangular arcaded courtyard. The courtyard opens onto a square prayer hall, and is luxuriously ornamented with glazed tile (zellij) dados and pavement, intricate carved stucco ornament on walls and piers, carved and painted wooden arches and cornices, and marble columns. Marinid madrasas clearly illustrate the translation of a palatial language of materials and decorations associated with Nasrid Granada into a religious setting. Though the carved stucco and glazed tile revetment clearly evoke the Nasrid Alhambra palace in Spain, the highly delicate, almost lace-like, treatment and tendency to ever smaller scale is unique to the Marinid foundations in Morocco.

Bou Inania Medersa | Fez


The Bu 'Inaniyya Madrasa is perhaps the most celebrated of the many madrasas founded by the Marinids. The madrasa bears the name of its founder, the Marinid Sultan Faris b. 'Ali, Abu Inan al-Mutawakkil. It simultaneously functioned as both an educational institute and as a congregational mosque, and accommodated shops and a large public latrine along the front façade.

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Medersa Ben Youssef | Marrakesh


Bin Yousuf Madrassa was an Islamic college in Marrakech and was named after the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf (reigned 1106–1142), who expanded the city and its influence considerably. The college was founded during the period of the Merinid (14th century) by the Merinid sultan Abu al-Hassan and allied to the neighbouring Bin Yousuf Mosque. The building of the madrassa, as it is now, was (re-)constructed by the Saadian Sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574). It is the largest Medrassa in all of morocco. In 1565 the works ordered by Abdallah al-Ghalib were finished, as confirmed by the inscription in the prayer room. Its 130 student dormitory cells cluster around a courtyard richly carved in cedar, marble and stucco. The carvings contain no representation of humans or animals as required by Islam, and consist entirely of inscriptions and geometric patterns. This madrassa was one of the largest theological colleges in North Africa and may have housed as many as 900 students. One of its best known teachers was Mohammed El Ifrani (1670-1745). Closed down in 1960, the building was refurbished and reopened to the public as an historical site in 1982.

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Sahrij Medrasa | Fez

The Sihrij Madrasa is one of two madrasas built near the Mosque of al-Andalusiyyin by the Marinid heir to the throne 'Ali b. 'Uthman II, Abu al-Hasan (r. 1331-1348) in 1321. The madrasa was first known as al-Madrasa al-Kubra (the Great Madrasa), because it was larger than the other madrasas which were built at the same time. It came to be known later as the Sihrij Madrasa in reference to the large rectangular water basin (Arabic sihrij) that occupies the center of its patio.

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Fortifications of Fez

The fortifications of Fez date to the eleventh century period of Almoravid rule. During the Almoravid reign the two separate cities of the Qayrawani and the Andalusi, which faced each other across the Oued Fez river, were united by a single fortification. This fortification was completed by the Marinid dynasty following the founding of the new administrative center, Fez al-Jadid (New Fez) in 1276.

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Chellah | Rabat

Chella is located within the city of Rabat and lies near the administrative center of the city. However, it was a city in its own right with an ancient history, probably dating to the eighth or seventh-century B.C. Overlooking the Bou Regreg river and plain, Chella was an important Roman port, and was eventually conquered by the Idrisids in the eighth-century, and the Almoravids in the eleventh. The Marinid dynasty appropriated Chella next; the Sultan 'Uthman II b. Ya'qub, Abu Sa'id (r. 1310-1331) began construction of the enclosing fortifications which were completed in 1339 by his son, 'Ali b. 'Uthman II, Abu al-Hasan.

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Attarin Medersa | Fez

The al-Attarin Madrasa was commissioned by the Marinid Sultan Uthman II b. Ya'qub, Abu Sa'id (r. 1310-31) in 1323 and completed in 1325. It is located in the spiritual centre of Fez, near the Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin. The madrasa's location at the entrance to the spice and perfume market gives al-Attarine, the madrasa of the perfumers, its name.


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Lima, Peru Mudejar? Spanish/Moorish Hopefully it counts...

Ministry of Foreign Relations

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Exposition Park (Moorish Pavilion)

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Moorish Arch (gift from Spanish colony in Peru)

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San Francisco convent (courtyard)

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University of St. Marc

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Hey Chalaco, thanks for your contribution! It's interesting how the Islamic architecture was mixed with the colonial one in those buildings.

View of the Moorish-style Copacabana Cathedral ( Peru)

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Moorish balcony at front of Archbishops Palace - Lima (peru)

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Palacio Theatre - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

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Moorish Pavilion Headquarters of OSWALDO CRUZ FOUNDATION in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

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Paris, France - Great Mosque

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Institut du Monde Arabe (Jean Nouvel) @ Paris, France

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Grande Mosquée - Lyon (France)

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Menton (France)

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Fiji Island

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Maldives
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The Fox Theater, Atlanta, USA. It was modeled after a Moorish village. It's the biggest and the main theater in Atlanta and home to most of its events.

Pictures of the Fox Theater, also known as the Fabulous Fox.


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The fox theater was originally built in the 1920s to be a meeting place for the Yaarab shriners. The Yaarab (Oh God in Arabic) is a very interesting club. It's a philanthropic club for richer Americans that models itself after an Islamic empire :D
http://yaarabshrine.org/groups/divan/
History of the fox Theater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Theatre_(Atlanta)#History

Moorish Pavilion Headquarters of OSWALDO CRUZ FOUNDATION in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

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which is a biomedical research institution (also known as Fiocruz)- largest in Latin America; the tiles inside are pretty nice as well.

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Cool! Wouldn't mind working in such a beautiful building :)

Khan's Palace (Hansaray)

The Khan's Palace or Hansaray is located in the town of Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine. It was built in the 16th century and became home to a succession of Crimean Khans. The walled enclosure contains a mosque, a harem, living quarters, and gardens. The palace interior has been decorated to appear lived in and reflects the traditional 16th century Crimean Tatar style. One courtyard contains a small fountain whose sad story so moved the Russian writer Pushkin when he visited it that he wrote a whole poem to it — "The Fountain of Bakhchisaray".

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http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m55/antonameneiro/mv_Nic22705.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m55/antonameneiro/mv_Nic22754.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m55/antonameneiro/mv_Nic23229.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m55/antonameneiro/mv_Nic23260.jpg

The islamic architecture in Poland isn't so impressive like others places u posted here anyway i think is very oryginal and worth to show because is unknew. In Poland the islamic architecture was created by polish Tartars came in XIII, mostly in Podlasie region in north-eastern Poland.

enjoy:

wooden mosque in Kruszyniany
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-124-2449_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/05-124-2455_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07-IMG_7001.jpg

http://www.urlop.com.pl/fotki/image422.jpg

inside:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-Photo16_16A_88.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-Photo15_15A.jpg

bilingual text
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07-124-2471_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/06-124-2405_IMG.jpg

do you know what's this?
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/KM2.jpg

mizar, cemetery in Kruszyniany:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-124-2482_IMG_78.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/03-124-2478_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07-Photo02_2A.jpg

mosque in Bohotniki:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/05-IMG_8739.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/06-IMG_1356.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-IMG_8718.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/10-124-2491_IMG.JPG

inside:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01_IMG_8741_88.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02_IMG_8745.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/06_125-2508_IMG.jpg

'cemetery'
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02_125-2519_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07_125-2522_IMG.jpg

Gdansk, nothern Poland, Pomerania region
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-IMG_4347_77.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-IMG_1507.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/05-IMG_1502.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-IMG_1513.jpg

inside
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-IMG_1543_45.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-IMG_1550.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-IMG_1529.jpg

mizar in Gdansk
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-IMG_1493_79.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-IMG_1563.jpg

mosque in warsaw:
http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/9192/plm/wawa.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/9192/plm/wawa2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/9192/plm/grob2.jpg

beautiful!!!! :)

Dome of the Rock

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1402/1314145998_d1dbc1f876_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/6/68764253_e3421d8529_b.jpg

Mosque in Hyderabad

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1074/1304197349_13ff7a9aa6_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/106714193_e7214fc5be_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/512449492_43248bddd9_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/25/96245443_e057437e17_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/33210067_69f1c8419c_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/79252343_915a27938a_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/359621209_b5b294761e_b.jpg

Lahore (Pakistan)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/151805396_95e713c43b_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/461258915_a7413ce8cd_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1175/1301074093_0ebfd966ac_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/278990462_caeb85eb40_o.jpg

Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/14/19815502_c79f23450d_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/47349551_fcd951f868_b.jpg

Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Sher-Dor Madrasah)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/100347317_bcfe344c97_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1363/868541116_3dfdd1a853_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1436/867695539_8371cf5682_b.jpg

Turpan , China

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/25/44949240_8de4d6a6e2_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/29/45259073_501511ef87_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/317666006_29a72aa12b_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1305/918456023_e88fc09af9_b.jpg

A mosque and a synagogue side by side in Surinam

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/520386716_7bc14fc9d2_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1433/787358109_761550a4cc_b.jpg

Georgetown (Guyana)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/12/68717600_2d80bed551.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/68717695_fe5175bd09.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1435/583250156_32f85ee9ee_o.jpg

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Blue Mosque

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/245243757_88aac87d81.jpg

Kuala Lumpur - Sultan Abdul Samad Building

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/245253620_262f14d521.jpg

Penang - Kapitan Keling Mosque

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/245265565_915017644b.jpg

Malaysia - Mosque in Penang

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/373396036_6214178d5c.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/373396039_e1128f10eb.jpg

Isn't the Blue Mosque actually located in Shah Alam? Skyprince we need your help! :)

Cute mosques :)

The islamic architecture in Poland isn't so impressive like others places u posted here anyway i think is very oryginal and worth to show because is unknew. In Poland the islamic architecture was created by polish Tartars came in XIII, mostly in Podlasie region in north-eastern Poland.

enjoy:

wooden mosque in Kruszyniany
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-124-2449_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/05-124-2455_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07-IMG_7001.jpg

http://www.urlop.com.pl/fotki/image422.jpg

inside:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-Photo16_16A_88.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-Photo15_15A.jpg

bilingual text
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07-124-2471_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/06-124-2405_IMG.jpg

do you know what's this?
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/KM2.jpg

mizar, cemetery in Kruszyniany:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-124-2482_IMG_78.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/03-124-2478_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07-Photo02_2A.jpg

mosque in Bohotniki:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/05-IMG_8739.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/06-IMG_1356.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-IMG_8718.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/10-124-2491_IMG.JPG

inside:
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01_IMG_8741_88.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02_IMG_8745.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/06_125-2508_IMG.jpg

'cemetery'
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02_125-2519_IMG.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/07_125-2522_IMG.jpg

Gdansk, nothern Poland, Pomerania region
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-IMG_4347_77.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-IMG_1507.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/05-IMG_1502.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-IMG_1513.jpg

inside
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-IMG_1543_45.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-IMG_1550.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/04-IMG_1529.jpg

mizar in Gdansk
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/01-IMG_1493_79.jpg

http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/02-IMG_1563.jpg

mosque in warsaw:
http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/9192/plm/wawa.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/9192/plm/wawa2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/9192/plm/grob2.jpg

Isn't the Blue Mosque actually located in Shah Alam? Skyprince we need your help! :)

Yes and its real name is Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque

Hannam-dong - Seoul , South Korea

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/6641601_d5c233bdb8.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/189861289_496e7ae11a.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/6903813_134daa63f8.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/534403319_733a8c0732_b.jpg

Tombouctou, Mali

The riches of the kingdom were due to Tombouctou's position as the southern terminus of the trans-Sahara salt and gold trade route. At its peak, the city was home to 100,000 with 25,000 associated with the University of Sankore, an important Islamic university, known as the "Oxford of West Africa."

Tombouctou's decline began with the capture of the city by Morocco in 1590. Many Islamic scholars were dispersed, some to Morocco. Morocco had difficulty holding onto the city, as the supply lines were long compared to the closer kingdoms vying for dominance of the region. Ultimately, however, it was the rise of sea trade along the West Africa coast that doomed the overland routes that connected North Africa to sub-Saharan Africa. The city lost its economic base and its fine university was not enough to save Timbuktu from decline.

Cut off from major trade routes, the city retained an aura of spectacular treasure. When French explorers rediscovered the city in 1815 they were disappointed to find a sand-blown city of low mud buildings.

Djenne Mosque

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/431760310_ba26dad2c1_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/215698450_5d6ca18896_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/324782706_2ce9fd1147_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/84/215700500_10c6cde45e_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/8/7684522_e6652a7745_o.jpg

Kani Kombolé, Mali

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/297481012_6a9c7376a6_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/476588366_25280ace7f_b.jpg

SPAIN
Mudéjar Pavillion, Sevilla (Museum of Arts and Popular Culture)
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m55/antonameneiro/IMG_3647-copia5B45D.jpg

do you know what's this?
http://www.tatarzy.info/pl/upload/gallery/KM2.jpg

It's called yurt, the origin of it is not islamic tho it's more like Shamanic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurt

^^
I thought that was called a "ger", and I know they're typical of Mongolia... but yeah I didn't think its origin was Islamic.

yeah Mongolians call it ger.

Ger(from Turkic) = to stretch, tighten up

Indonesian Mosque

Masjid Baiturrahman, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
Guess what, the mosque was hit by tsunami, but it didn't hurt the mosque (well only a little) :)
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4364/imgp2767pe8.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5466/imgp2782he8.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9310/imgp2919uh3.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6415/imgp2920vl8.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8046/bandaacehpanouu8.jpg

Masjid Raya Medan, Medan, Sumatra
http://images.artson.multiply.com/image/14/photos/174/orig/13/Mesjid-Raya-STC_0440.jpg?et=ezMGP9llayEXh1bDdgGITg

interior
http://images.artson.multiply.com/image/12/photos/174/600x600/2/IMG_0021.jpg?et=2Om1d8LeTljE3JKH%2BAcsWw

Masjid Dian Al Mahri, Depok, Java
The dome are polished in gold
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1130/734089455_973eb8108c_b.jpg

Masjid An-Nuur, Pekanbaru, Sumatra
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1151/4811112js2.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z171/rilham2new/Pekanbaru%20Lovely%20City/1422786899_835528b7a2_o.jpg

Indonesian Mosque

Masjid Istiqlal, Jakarta, Java
SEA's biggest mosque. Guess what, it designed by a Christian named F. Silaban

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/489608.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/1131709.jpg

Masjid Muhammad Cheng Ho, Semarang, Java
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/451549220_b7d80e360f_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/71/191510439_2c38b33074_o.jpg

Masjid Agung Sultan Baddaruddin II, Palembang, Sumatra
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7039/mesjidxz6.jpg

Masjid Raya Batam Center, Batam Island, Malacca Strait

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/343771445_98365e8a37_b.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/291074162_9b78b264ee_o.jpg

Interior
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/343771447_895a0635c1_b.jpg

...

Tokyo Mosque

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4171/tkbn7.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7440/tk1bn4.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2826/tk2xj9.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3548/tk3te0.jpg

^^ funded by the Turkish eh? :D:D

http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/architecture/i/mosques/yeni/i101.gif

Yeni Mosque

More info and pics : http://www.islamicarchitecture.org

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/2/2f/Bluemosquedarksky.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/a/ac/Bluemosquesnow.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/f/f2/SultanAhmetCeiling.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/0/09/SelimiyeMosque.jpg

and if you want any background reading on the huge historical significance of islam in china
http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/index.php/Islam_in_China

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/6/69/TongxinAHG.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/d/da/Nanguanmosque.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/5/5d/HuaiShengMosque.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/4/4b/QingjingMosque.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/a/ac/XianMosque.jpg

http://www.muslimwiki.com/mw/images/a/ac/XianMosque.jpg

^^ The Great Mosque of Xian, in Xian city, China.

Nice vid about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eNZ-8kFK64

1eNZ-8kFK64

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mosques and houses in Farasan island in Saudi Arabia .

http://www.farasanhotel.com/slideshow/7.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4343230104_42780f3eb9.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4677399461_4e512cf6b5.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4988869683_877ebb2c19_z.jpg

http://www.splendidarabia.com/images/jizanpics/turkish_remnants.jpg

http://www.farasan.org/images/stories/img/im/aathaar/big/nagdi2.jpg

http://www.farasan.org/images/stories/img/im/aathaar/big/nagdi4.jpg

http://www.farasan.org/images/stories/img/im/aathaar/big/nagdi3.jpg

http://www.farasan.org/images/stories/img/im/aathaar/big/nagdi.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/104g2ur.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/mjle6s.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/20063xh.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/2ez7i2b.jpg

http://www.arabdiver.com/vb/images/uploads/535_114874989141ab7984.JPG


http://www.arabdiver.com/vb/images/uploads/535_29275498932da9712a.JPG

http://www.arabdiver.com/vb/images/uploads/535_29699498933d8431f4.JPG

http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1826814-Travel_Picture-Farasan.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/5163148915_2c0b9a903f_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4988817275_dd275f8657_z.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/385833313_aa17b063d1.jpg

^^ For those who don't know where the hell is Farasan island :

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9271/screenshot20101212at726.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/3107394112_826a508652.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/1774091216_6b8f455288.jpg

http://images.travelpod.com/users/jasonfults/asia_2006.1169690040.100_2224.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxaR0Z-x_o/TCoSR0PCqGI/AAAAAAAAAM4/PiAJ8ead7oY/s1600/masjid+putrajaya.jpg

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZL6mPxe7EVg/SxE1V2F5X1I/AAAAAAAAB48/YAFuCJ9jqG8/s1600/KL+masjid+putra.jpg

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http://cdn.wn.com/pd/43/cf/5a398cab1918f5f4bda1e7d09758_grande.jpg

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Thanks CrazY! :)

. Around 1010, Madinat al-Zahra was sacked by Islamic purists from North Africa who considered the Muslim culture it represented far too liberal in its interpretation of the Koran. The raid effectively wiped the city off the map for a millennium.

I am sorry but this is not true. The Islamic purists was the Almoravids but they arrived only at 1040.

Medinat Al-Zahra was looted and destroyed by the population of Cordoba during the uprising leaded by Muhammed II a member of Omeyyad familly which has been toppled by Almanzor about 30 years ago.