Islamic Art & Architecture Photos

The Islamic religion generally proscribes the drawn representation of people (& sometimes animals) so Islamic art has evolved around the use of complex geometric patterns & Arabic lettering.

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Mughal Architecture in India Domed columns of Taj Mahal in Agra. India Many windows on side of Mahal, Palace of the Winds, in Jaipur. India Tilon Ki Pol at reservoir in Jaiselmer. India
Islamic Architecture in Asia Registan mosque in Samarkand. Uzbekistan Detail of exterior mirror decoration of mosque in Turpan. China Old Mosque in Kota Baharu. Malaysia
Mosques plus Islamic & Moorish Architecture in Africa Marrakesh Koutoubia over orange trees. Marrakesh, Morocco Great Mosque of Sousse. Sousse, Tunisia Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha. Cairo, Egypt
Oriental Carpets & Prayer Rugs Children weaving carpets in Giza. Egypt Prayer rug with vine border from Lâdik, Konya province, south central Anatolia at Textile Museum. Washington, DC Caucasus prayer rug & Beshire, Turkoman prayer rug at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV
Mosque Lamps Enameled & gilded glass mosque lamp from Egypt at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC Glass mosque lamp from Egypt or Syria at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY Glass mosque lamp probably from Egypt at Toledo Glass Pavilion. Toledo, OH
Islamic Glass Islamic glass bowls at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY Islamic stained glass fragment with bird at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY Islamic glass candlestick with Arabic script at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY
Islamic Ceramics Earthenware disk with horse & cheetah from Eastern Iran at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA Earthenware fritware star-shaped tile with phoenix from Iran at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA Iranian ceramic plaque with man & woman riders at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France
Iznik Ceramics Ceramic hanging ornament from Iznik, Turkey at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY Dish with vines & grapes Iznik, Turkey at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV Floral cup & cover from Iznik at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France
Islamic Metalware Gold Buyid ewer from Iran at Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Washington, DC Copper alloy incense burner in shape of bird from Iran at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY Muslim metal finial in shape of hand with calligraphy from Karachi, Pakistan at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany
Islamic Furniture & Decorative Arts Corner detail of ivory frame with hunting & feasting scenes from Egypt at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany Carved walnut ceiling of Damascus Room at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV Arabic script in shape of Mevlevi Turban from Turkey at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland
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