Arabic and Islamic Architecture - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/arabic_islamic_architecture
Articles and a list of reviewed and rated related links from Suite 101. |
Architecture of Isfahan - http://www.isfahan.org.uk/
Beautiful photography enhances this tour around the Iranian city notable for the Grand Mosque and other buildings around the Great Square, a World Heritage site. By Thomas Rochford of Anglia Polytechnic University. |
Early Islamic Tiles - http://www.anthonyralphgallery.com
An on-line exhibition of 14th-17th century decorative tiles collected in 1880-86 by Lockwood de Forest. Scholarly comments by Anthony Slayter-Ralph. Biography of de Forest. |
Islamic Architecture - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/islamic.html
Images and information on outstanding mosques and other examples of monumental Islamic architecture in Spain, the Middle East, India and North Africa, from Great Buildings Online. |
Islamic Architecture at the MIT Rotch Library - http://libguides.mit.edu/islam-arch
Textual and visual resources on Islamic architecture around the world. Includes a collection of images from the Aga Khan Visual Archives. |
Islamic Architecture in India - http://members.tripod.com/~IMAGE_INDIA/islamic.html
Images and historical notes from Shishir Thadani, part of Image India, illustrating the development of Islamic architecture in India. |
Islamic Architecture: An Appreciation - http://www.amaana.org/tajik/sakarchit.htm
Sakar Datoo explains the development of Islamic architecture, with references. Part of Ismaili Web. |
Islamic Art Network - http://www.islamic-art.org
The Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation provides material on Islamic art and architecture including photographs of Islamic monuments in Cairo. |
Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures - http://web.mit.edu/4.614/www/
Overview of a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Prof. Nasser Rabbat. Illustrated outline history of Islamic architecture. |
Wonders of Az-Zahra and other Andalusian Palaces - http://cyberistan.org/islamic/zahra.html
Essay by Dr. A. Zahoor on the extravagant pleasure palaces built in the 10th century by Islamic potentates in Spain. |