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Taj Mahal : The Architecture of Love
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"The whole together appears like a most perfect pearl on an...
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
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The Great Mosque of Tlemcen as a whole is an architectural...
Figure 1. The Palace complex showing different sections of the plan.
Khirbat Al-Mafjar, Palace (740 -750)
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Khirbat Palace remains a unique example of Umayyad luxury...
Figure 1. Internal view of the mosque showing the arcades carried by the columns
Architecture of Al-Azhar
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Of the many splendours of Egypt, the Al-Azhar stands as a...
Figure 1. The main gate showing its Pishtaq form, probably the first used in Islam.
Ukhaidir Palace (720-800 CE)
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About 100 miles south-west of Baghdad is Ukhaidar palace,...
Figure 1. The general plan of Ince minaret madrasa (1260-65)
Ince Minare Madrasa
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Ince Minare Madrasa is one of the most impressive...
Figure 1. The Hamdanid nafourah, ablution fountain and its dome were constructed by Kara'wih, the servant of Sayf Al-Dawlah in 354 AH
The Great Mosque of Aleppo
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Built by the Umayyad Caliph Suleyman in 717 CE and altered...
Figure 1. Plan of the Karatay Madrasa showing the dominance of the central hall (covered court).
Karatay Madrasa, Konya 1252
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Karatay Madrasa can be considered as the apex of Seljuk...
