The building tradition of the Islamic world from the seventh century onward, spanning Spain to India: the courtyard mosque with its minaret and mihrab, the pointed and horseshoe arch, the dome, muqarnas vaulting, and surfaces of geometric and calligraphic ornament in place of figural imagery. The Alhambra in Granada and the Taj Mahal at Agra are two of its most celebrated monuments.
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PeriodCentury-level approximation only, no exact year is given: the source places the start in early 7th-century Arabia with the formation of Islam under Muhammad's leadership. No period-end-year is written since the tradition continues to the present day per the same source. Origin RegionArabia, spreading from Spain to South Asia 1 Islamic Architecture
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Moorish architecture is the Iberian and North African, Al-Andalus, regional branch of Islamic architecture.
Mughal architecture derives from the Persian and Timurid Islamic architectural tradition brought to India.
Ottoman architecture is a major regional branch of the broader Islamic architectural tradition.
West African mudbrick mosque architecture, such as the Great Mosque of Djenne, fuses indigenous building technique with an Islamic architectural program spread via trans-Saharan trade.
East African coastal trading-city architecture blends local building tradition with Islamic architectural influence carried by Indian Ocean trade.
Influenced By
Early Islamic building, especially under the Umayyads, drew on Byzantine construction methods and decorative traditions inherited from the territories it succeeded.
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Notable Examples
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Source UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
Source Burj Khalifa (Wikipedia)
Source Ca' d'Oro (Wikipedia)
Source Charminar (Wikidata)
An Islamic architecture landmark.
An Islamic architecture landmark.
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Source Masjid al-Haram (Wikidata)
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Built as the Great Mosque of Cordoba under Umayyad rule; a Renaissance cathedral nave was later inserted, but the building is predominantly Islamic in architecture.
Source Petronas Towers (Wikipedia)
An Islamic architecture landmark.
An Islamic architecture landmark.
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Source Stari Most - Wikipedia
An Islamic architecture landmark.
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Source Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (Wikipedia)
Specifically Mughal architecture, the Indo-Islamic synthesis of Persian and Indian building.
Source UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
An Islamic architecture landmark.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, originated there.
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/art/Islamic-arts, lead definition
Islamic arts, literary, performing, and visual arts of the vast populations of the Islamic world from the 7th century onward.
- Influenced By: Byzantine Architecture, Islamic arts, architecture, early development section
View the Source 2. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_architecture, lead paragraphQuote, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_architecture, lead paragraph
The Islamic era began with the formation of Islam under the leadership of Muhammad in early 7th-century Arabia.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
UNESCO World Heritage Centre- Notable Examples: Alhambra
- Notable Examples: Taj Mahal
View the Source Petronas Towers (Wikipedia)
Notable Examples: Petronas Towers, infobox architectural_style field: Postmodern Islamic architectureView the Source Al Bahr Towers
Notable Examples: Al Bahar Towers, infobox architectural_style field: Islamic architectureView the Source Ca' d'Oro (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Ca' d'Oro, infobox architectural_style field: Byzantine, Gothic, IslamicView the Source Stari Most - Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Stari Most, IntroductionQuote, Notable Examples: Stari Most, Introduction
Commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 and designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of the architect Mimar Sinan, the Old Bridge is an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture.
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, IntroductionQuote, Notable Examples: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Introduction
Completed in 2001 in a contemporary Islamic style, it is the largest mosque in the country and can accommodate 20,000 worshipers.
Burj Khalifa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Burj Khalifa, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Burj Khalifa, Wikipedia categories
Category:Islamic architecture in Asia
Wikipedia: Ribat
Notable Examples: Ribat, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Ribat, Wikipedia categories
Category:Islamic architecture
Masjid al-Haram (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Masjid al-Haram, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Masjid al-Haram, Wikidata P149
architectural style: Islamic architecture
Charminar (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Charminar, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Charminar, Wikidata P149
architectural style: Islamic architecture
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