The first glimpse that you get of the Taj Mahal when you visit it is something like this. The Taj is a mausoleum built by emperor Shahjahan in memory of queen Mumtaz. Work commenced in 1631 and it took 20,000 artisans 22 years to complete it Taj Mahal mausoleum First glimpse
Taj Mahal at Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a mausoleum built by emperor Shahjahan in memory of queen Mumtaz. Work commenced in 1631 and it took 20,000 artisans 22 years to complete it Taj Mahal mausoleum Taj Mahal
Architectural pics from the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu dhabi islamic architecture dome Islamic architecture 3
Architectural pics from the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu dhabi islamic architecture dome Islamic architecture 4
The Sabah State Mosque dome in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia), together with two golden domes of a near by building. | | | | You can see more of my work here minaret mosque islam Islamic Achitecture Mix
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Crescent Moon on top of dome. Photo taken in Sabah, Malaysia. | | | | You can see more of my work here crescent moon symbol Symbols of Islam
Old Cairo or Al-Fustat الفسطاط was founded in AD 648 near other Egyptian cities and villages, including the old Egyptian capital Memphis, Heliopolis, Giza and the Byzantine fortress of Babylon-in-Egypt. However, Fustat was itself a new city built as a military garrison for Arab troops and was the closest central location to Arabia that was accessible to the Nile. Fustat became a regional center of Islam during the Umayyad period and was where the Umayyad ruler, Marwan II, made his last stand against the Abbasids. Later, during the Fatimid era, Al-Qahira (Cairo) was officially founded in AD 969 as an imperial capital and it absorbed Fustat. During its history various dynasties would add suburbs to the city and construct important structures that became known throughout the Islamic world including the Al-Azhar mosque. Conquered by Saladin and ruled by Ayyubids starting in 1171, it remained an important center of the Muslim world. Slave soldiers or Mamluks seized Egypt and ruled from their capital at Cairo from 1250 to 1517 when they were defeated by the Ottomans. Following Napoleon's brief occupation, an Ottoman officer named Muhammad Ali made Cairo the capital of an independent empire that lasted from 1801 to 1882. The city came under British control until Egypt attained independence in 1922 Egypt Cairo city Egypt - Cairo 2
Islamic Crescent Moon with star on top of golden dome. Photo taken in Sabah, Malaysia. | | | | You can see more of my work here: crescent moon symbol Symbols of Islam
Sabah State Mosque in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia). | | | | You can see more of my work here dome mosque islam Detail of the Sabah State Mosque
Old Cairo or Al-Fustat الفسطاط was founded in AD 648 near other Egyptian cities and villages, including the old Egyptian capital Memphis, Heliopolis, Giza and the Byzantine fortress of Babylon-in-Egypt. However, Fustat was itself a new city built as a military garrison for Arab troops and was the closest central location to Arabia that was accessible to the Nile. Fustat became a regional center of Islam during the Umayyad period and was where the Umayyad ruler, Marwan II, made his last stand against the Abbasids. Later, during the Fatimid era, Al-Qahira (Cairo) was officially founded in AD 969 as an imperial capital and it absorbed Fustat. During its history various dynasties would add suburbs to the city and construct important structures that became known throughout the Islamic world including the Al-Azhar mosque. Conquered by Saladin and ruled by Ayyubids starting in 1171, it remained an important center of the Muslim world. Slave soldiers or Mamluks seized Egypt and ruled from their capital at Cairo from 1250 to 1517 when they were defeated by the Ottomans. Following Napoleon's brief occupation, an Ottoman officer named Muhammad Ali made Cairo the capital of an independent empire that lasted from 1801 to 1882. The city came under British control until Egypt attained independence in 1922 Egypt Cairo city Egypt - Cairo 3
Islamic symbol "Crescent Moon" on top of golden dome. Photo taken in Sabah, Malaysia. | | | | You can see more of my work here crescent moon symbol Lonely Crescent
The smaller side domes of the Sabah State Mosque in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia). | | | | You can see more of my work here dome mosque islam Domes of the Sabah State Mosque