It is a radical reimagining of a mosque with architect and client bravely challenging convention ... past running water and around a curved drystone wall to face towards mecca. A courtyard is created ...

From here, you can see more clearly the intricate design of the carpet. Almost every wall inside Astana's Grand Mosque is covered in carvings, mosaics or gold. The swirling patterns seen on the ...

The Cambridge Central Mosque heralds itself as being an inclusive, female-friendly mosque; one that seeks to welcome all through its very design. When journeying to an unfamiliar mosque, I mentally ...

The building was built in 1969 and demolished in 1979, it attempted to incorporate the stylistic approach of post-war modernism, ©Shahed Saleem This research presents the first overview of Muslim ...

On a hill that commands views over Istanbul, the Süleymaniye Mosque is an awe-inspiring testament to Ottoman architectural ...

But you will often find the most amazing Islamic architecture ... have a dome and a minaret, but all mosques have somewhere to wash, a Qibla wall to show the direction of Mecca, and space to ...