Arts
Arts topics
FEATURED ARTICLES
Pages
LATEST ARTICLES
Figure 1. The main gate showing its Pishtaq form, probably the first used in Islam.
Ukhaidir Palace (720-800 CE)
LEARN MORE
About 100 miles south-west of Baghdad is Ukhaidar palace, one of the most preserved palaces of the Muslim...
Figure 1. Detailed plan of Atala Mosque
Atala Mosque, Jaunpur 1408
LEARN MORE
Being the first mosque to be build after the independence of Jaunpur from the Islamic caliphate in India, the...
Figure 1. Internal view of the mosque showing the arcades carried by the columns
Architecture of Al-Azhar
LEARN MORE
Of the many splendours of Egypt, the Al-Azhar stands as a landmark in its architectural and cultural history...
Figure 1. The Palace complex showing different sections of the plan.
Khirbat Al-Mafjar, Palace (740 -750)
LEARN MORE
Khirbat Palace remains a unique example of Umayyad luxury and their developed taste for art. The palace...
Figure 1 - White horse arches raised on elegant piers were used for the aisles intersecting with other polylobed ones of the transverse arcades. The result achieved a great aesthetic impact.
The Great Mosque of Tlemcen
LEARN MORE
The Great Mosque of Tlemcen as a whole is an architectural masterpiece however, the techniques introduced in...
Taj Mahal : The Architecture of Love
LEARN MORE
"The whole together appears like a most perfect pearl on an azure ground. The effect is such as, I confess, I...
