Islamic architecture

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
INTRODUCTION
Read an introduction to the topic of Islamic Architecture in the context of this resource.

Islamic Architecture
How widely the term 'Islamic' should be applied in discussing cultural, material and social life in regions with large Muslim populations is a topic of much debate.

2 Islamic Architecture in India
The Mughal peoples, who had embraced Islam, made incursions into India and established an empire there.

islamic architecture
ancient architecture
architecture in the middle east
Marines approach the ancient city of Babylon ...

The Islamic architecture of Somalia is similar to that of Kenya, with coral used as the main material for permanent buildings.

The influence of Islamic architecture on the Gothic can be most clearly seen in Spain, as here at Salamanca Cathedral.

A possible source is Islamic architecture. Islamic architecture influenced the architecture of sourthern Italy. The pointed arch apparently was used in the now lost church of St. Benedict at Montecassino, the mother church of the Benedictine order.

shaft of stone, usually monolithic, of square or rectangle section and ending pyramidally OCULUS: a circular opening in a wall or at the apex of a dome ONION DOME: a pointed, bulbous dome common in Russia, Eastern European, and Islamic architecture ...

A type of decorative corbel used in Islamic architecture that in some circumstances, resembles stalactites.
mushrabiyah
in Islamic buildings, an ornamental screen, usually of carved wood, used on windows to modulate light and provide privacy ...

onion-shaped dome: used in Russian and Islamic architecture and derived from the domes of Byzantine basilicas. As well as being aesthetically pleasing it throws off snow more easily than a conventional dome.

Semi-dome: half dome.A common feature of the apse at the end of Ancient Roman secular basilicas, Semi-domes are a common feature of apses in Ancient Roman and traditional church architecture, and mosques and iwans in Islamic architecture.

See also: Islamic, Architecture, House, Brick, Courtyard