Islamic

Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day. What today is known as Islamic architecture owes its origin to similar structures already existing in Roman, Byzantine and Persian lands which the Muslims conquered in the 7th and 8th centuries.
Islamic architecture finds its highest expression in religious buildings such as the mosque and madrasah. Early Islamic religious architecture, exemplified by Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock and the Great Mosque in Damascus. Religious architecture came into its own with the creation of the hypostyle mosque in Iraq and Egypt. These brick-built mosques also incorporated domes and decorated squinches across the corners of the rooms. Ottoman architecture, derived from Islamic and Byzantine traditions, is exemplified by the Selimiye Mosque at Edirne. It is known for its great central dome and slender minarets. One of the best examples of secular Islamic architecture is the Alhambra.

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