Islamic
Islamic Links
- Architecture of Isfahan Beautiful photography enhances this tour around the Iranian city notable for the Grand Mosque and other buildings around the Great Square, a World Heritage site. By Thomas Rochford of Anglia Polytechnic University.
- A Tribute to Taj Mahal A page from tour operator Tajmahalindia giving the best-know facts and some poetic description against a background image of the splendid tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
- Islamic Architecture in India Images and historical notes from Shishir Thadani, part of Image India, illustrating the development of Islamic architecture in India.
- Islamic Architecture Glossary B.H. Far explains the meaning of some terms used in Islamic architecture: kashi-kari, tagh and menareh (minaret).
- Wonders of Az-Zahra and other Andalusian Palaces Essay by Dr. A. Zahoor on the extravagant pleasure palaces built in the 10th century by Islamic potentates in Spain.
- Taj Mahal, Mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal A history and description by Drs. A.Zahoor and Z.Haq of this stunning Mughal monument built by Shah Jahan, designed by architect Ustad, and completed in 1648. Photograph and plans.
- Shalimar Supplies an illustrated history of Islamic architecture from the 7th to the 17th century, with bibliography, glossary and timeline.
- Early Islamic Tiles An on-line exhibition of 14th-17th century decorative tiles collected in 1880-86 by Lockwood de Forest. Scholarly comments by Anthony Slayter-Ralph. Biography of de Forest.
- Islamic Architecture Images and information on outstanding mosques and other examples of monumental Islamic architecture in Spain, the Middle East, India and North Africa, from Great Buildings Online.
- Islamic Architecture An illustrated overview and discussion of specific topics and sites, with sources. Part of Islamic and Arts and Architecture.
- The Majestic Taj Mahal In this student project Saumya Lashkari provides a plan, photographs and description, with an illustrated history of this sublime monument to an empress and its setting - Mughal Agra.
- Islamic Architecture at the MIT Rotch Library Textual and visual resources on Islamic architecture around the world. Includes a collection of images from the Aga Khan Visual Archives.
- Islamic Architecture - An Appreciation Sakar Datoo explains the development of Islamic architecture, with references. Part of Ismaili Web.
- Explore the Taj Mahal Armchair Travel provides a comprehensive virtual tour of this stunning monument via sensitive map and 360-degree Quick Time panoramas. Narration and music.
- Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures Overview of a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Prof. Nasser Rabbat. Illustrated outline history of Islamic architecture.
- Turkish Style An online version of a coffee-table book, well illustrated and covering interior and exterior design, concentrating on the Ottoman era.
- Andalusian Architecture Nofal Ahmad Al-Abdulali, a Kuwaiti student at the University of Kansas, provides an illustrated history of the Islamic conquest of Spain and the monumental buildings that sprang from it.
- The Taj Mahal: A Multicultural Synthesis An illustrated article by Alia Hasan from Suite101, giving a brief history of the Taj Mahal and discussing its multicultural features and fusion of architectural traditions.
- Architecture of Islam The Muslim Students' Association at the University of Texas provides photographs of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Madrasah of Sultan Hasan, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Dome of the Rock, Alhambra Palace, Great Mosque in Damascus.
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