Mosque lamps of glass, enamelled and often with gilding, survive in considerable numbers from the Islamic art of the Middle…
Dikka (from Arabic: دكة dikka) is a term in Muslim architecture for a tribune raised upon columns from which the…
The construction of domes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries relied primarily on empirical techniques and oral traditions rather than…
Islamic rule over northern and central India brought with it the use of domes constructed with stone, brick and mortar,…
The early domes of the Middle Ages, particularly in those areas recently under Byzantine control, were an extension of earlier…
The early domes of the Middle Ages, particularly in those areas recently under Byzantine control, were an extension of earlier…
A dome is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. The precise definition has been…
A sahn, (Arabic: صحن, ṣaḥn), is a courtyard in Islamic architecture. Most traditional mosques have a large central sahn, which…
An iwan (Persian: ایوان eyvān, Arabic: إيوان Iwan, also spelled ivan, Turkish: eyvan) is a rectangular hall or space, usually…
Tatar mosque — is the typical mosque architecture in Tatarstan and other Volga Tatar-populated areas of Russia. Occasionally found in…
Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and…
A mosque (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد) is a place of worship for Muslims. There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni jurisprudence…