Search The Directory The Web for Home > Arts > Architecture > History > Periods and Styles > Islamic New! Submit a site   Categories: Alhambra *(3) Sinan *(2) Mosques *(21)       whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   A Tribute to Taj Mahal - A page from tour operator Tajmahalindia giving the best-know facts and some poetic description against a background image of the splendid tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.   Andalusian Architecture - Nofal Ahmad Al-Abdulali, a Kuwaiti student at the University of Kansas, provides an illustrated history of the Islamic conquest of Spain and the monumental buildings that sprang from it.   Architecture of Isfahan - 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.   Architecture of Islam - The Muslim Students' Association at the University of Texas provides photographs of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Madrasah of Sultan Hasan, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Dome of the Rock, Alhambra Palace, Great Mosque in Damascus.   Early Islamic Tiles - 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.   Explore the Taj Mahal - Armchair Travel provides a comprehensive virtual tour of this stunning monument via sensitive map and 360-degree Quick Time panoramas. Narration and music.   Islamic Architecture - 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 - 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 - An Appreciation - Sakar Datoo explains the development of Islamic architecture, with references. Part of Ismaili Web.   Islamic Architecture Glossary - B.H. Far explains the meaning of some terms used in Islamic architecture: kashi-kari, tagh and menareh (minaret).   Islamic Architecture at the MIT Rotch Library - 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 - Images and historical notes from Shishir Thadani, part of Image India, illustrating the development of Islamic architecture in India.   Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures - Overview of a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Prof. Nasser Rabbat. Illustrated outline history of Islamic architecture.   Shalimar - Supplies an illustrated history of Islamic architecture from the 7th to the 17th century, with bibliography, glossary and timeline.   Taj Mahal, Mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal - A history and description by Drs. A.Zahoor and Z.Haq of this stunning Mughal monument built by Shah Jahan, designed by architect Ustad, and completed in 1648. Photograph and plans.   The Majestic Taj Mahal - In this student project Saumya Lashkari provides a plan, photographs and description, with an illustrated history of this sublime monument to an empress and its setting - Mughal Agra.   The Taj Mahal: A Multicultural Synthesis - An illustrated article by Alia Hasan from Suite101, giving a brief history of the Taj Mahal and discussing its multicultural features and fusion of architectural traditions.   Turkish Style - An online version of a coffee-table book, well illustrated and covering interior and exterior design, concentrating on the Ottoman era.   Wonders of Az-Zahra and other Andalusian Palaces - Essay by Dr. A. Zahoor on the extravagant pleasure palaces built in the 10th century by Islamic potentates in Spain. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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