Islamic architecture

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Abu Darweesh Mosque

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock

Great Mosque of Damascus: courtyard

Djenné, Mali: mosque

Eṣfahān, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

mosque in Kashgar

Prophet's Mosque in Medina

Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

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Abu Darweesh Mosque

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock

Great Mosque of Damascus: courtyard

Djenné, Mali: mosque

Eṣfahān, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

mosque in Kashgar

Prophet's Mosque in Medina

Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

Architecture: The Built World