Islamic Architecture
Mosques, mausoleums and civil architecture of the Islamic world, from Seljuk Persia to the Mediterranean. 201 works documented in this section.
1637
House of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi
The later classic islamic architecture of Egypt: Ayyubids and Mamluks
Read the entry
Begun 1006/07
Gunbad-i Qabus, tomb of Sams al-Ma'ali Qabus
Detail of the entrance and the inscription
Read the entry
1196
Sitte Melik Kumbed (tomb of the Emir Suleiman ibn Saif al-Din Sahansah)
Detail of portal
Read the entry
1472
Cinili Kosk, also called the Tiled Pavilion
Main façade of the Çinili Köşk within the Topkapı Sarayı
Read the entry
1550/57
Mosque of Suleyman
Exterior from the southwest of the mosque commissioned from the architect by Suleiman in 1550
Read the entry
1569 - 1590
Selimiye Cami
Exterior from the west of what the architect called his masterpiece, commissioned by Selim II in 1569
Read the entry
1639
Top Kapu Saray
Baghdad Kiosk, exterior; the kiosk was built to celebrate the reconquest of Baghdad in 1639
Read the entry
About 1598
Ali Qapu (High Gate or Noble Gate, the east gate and main entrance to the palace of Emperor Sah 'Abbas)
Talar (colonnaded portico)
Read the entry
About 1598
Ali Qapu (High Gate or Noble Gate, the east gate and main entrance to the palace of Emperor Sah 'Abbas)
Music room
Read the entry
IX century
City walls
Read the entry
