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*Folio from the Quran
8th to 9th centur
Islamic calligraphy
Kufic
brown ink and gold on paper
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*Kaaba -- aerial view
631 - 632 CE
Rededicated by Muhammad
Pre-Islamic
Granite masonry/covered w/si
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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*Kaaba -- aerial of courtyard
631 - 632 CE
Rededicated by Muhammad
Pre-Islamic
Multiple Renovations
Granite masonry/covered w/si
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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*Kaaba
631 - 632 CE
Rededicated by Muhammad
Pre-Islamic
Granite masonry/covered w/sil
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Mihrab
Islamic
Painted Ceramic Tile
Arabesque / Calligraphy
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Arabesque
Islamic
Painted Ceramic Tile
Isfahan, Iran
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Muqarnes
Islamic
Persian
Painted Ceramic Tile
Isfahan, Iran
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Maqsura
Islamic
in Great Mosque of Cordoba
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*Dome of the Rock
691 - 692 CE
Umayyad Dynasty
Islamic
Stone masonry/woodenroof
Jerusalem, Palestine
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*Dome of the Rock -- interior
691 - 692 CE
Umayyad Dynasty
Islamic
Multiple Renovations
Stone masonry/woodenroof
Jerusalem, Palestine
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*Dome of the Rock -- Interior
691 - 692 CE
Umayyad Dynasty
Islamic
Stone masonry/woodenroof
Jerusalem, Palestine
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*Great Mosque of Cordoba -- aerial
785 - 786 CE
Umayyad Dynasty
Islamic
Spanish Moors
Stone Masonry
Cordoba, Spain
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*Great Mosque of Cordoba
785 - 786 CE
Umayyad Dynasty
Islamic
Spanish Moors
Stone Masonry
Cordoba, Spain
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*Great Mosque of Cordoba ~ Hypostyle Hall
785 - 786 CE
Umayyad Dynasty
Islamic
Spanish Moors
Double arches / colored stones
Cordoba, Spain
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*Dome of Great Mosque of Cordoba
785 - 786 CE
Umayyad Dynasty
Islamic
Mosaic Tiles
Cordoba, Spain
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*Alhambra Palace
1354 - 1391 CE
Nasrid Dynasty
Islamic
Spanish Moors
stucco/wood/tile/paint/gilding
Granada, Spain
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*Alhambra Palace ~ Court of Lions
1354 - 1391 CE
Nasrid Dynasty
Islamic
Spanish Moors
stucco/wood/tile/paint/gilding
Granada, Spain
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*Alhambra Palace -- Hall of the Two Sisters
1354 - 1391 CE
Nasrid Dynasty
Islamic
Spanish Moors
stucco/wood/tile/paint/gilding
Granada, Spain
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Hall of Two Sisters -- detail
1354 - 1391 CE
Nasrid Dynasty
Islamic
Dome in Hall
Granada, Spain
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