The dome of the Mihrimah Mosque in Turkey is almost entirely pierced with windows. This design would make the Capitol building very bright and airy, but the governor is not interested in a dome ...
The first mosque in East Germany to have visible Islamic architecture is soon to open in Erfurt, in the Central state of Thuringia. But it’s already become a target for Islamophobic acts, including ...
Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal ...
Most elements of the mosque, in particular the four iwans and the Malek al-Molk and Taj al-Molk domes, are authentic in material, design and location. Restorations and a reconstruction, which became ...