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• Arts: Architecture: History: Periods and Styles: Islamic  (13)

» Islamic Architecture Tutorial - An on-line tutorial from San Jose State University focussed on the architecture of the Ottoman Empire, and other buildings with great significance in Islam, organized on a timeline.

» Islamicpix - Adnan Alavi presents photographs of mosques around the world, with a few historical notes.

» Mosque - Tore Kjeilen explains the significance of the mosque to Muslims, its history, development and use, in an article for the Encyclopaedia of the Orient.

» Mosque of Amr Ibn El-As - The Egyptian Tourism Ministry provides an illustrated history and description of the oldest mosque in Egypt, founded in 642 AD and rebuilt several times subsequently.

» Mosques - Great Buildings Online provides images and information on famous mosques in Turkey, Syria and North Africa.

» Mosques Around the World - IslamiCity presents photographs of outstanding mosques, both historic and modern, arranged by continent.

» Saigon's Mosque - Photographs and brief history of this mosque built in 1935 by Indian Muslim traders.

» Sinan Mosques in Istanbul - Chuck Newman's photographs of his tour around the mosques designed by the famed 16th-century architect.

» Wikipedia: Great Mosque of Djenné - Information on the world's largest mud-brick building, in Mali. Sections on its history, design and significance, plus pictures.

» Wikipedia: Suleiman Mosque - Illustrated history and description from the online collaborative encyclopedia of this grand mosque in Istanbul, built on the order of Suleiman I to a design by Sinan which reflected the nearby Hagia Sophia.

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