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ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of secular and religious styles from the founding of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings in the Islamic culture. This topic covers Islamic architecture, its history, its impact on society, and new projects in the Muslim and Western worlds.

Islamic Architecture is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Ashiq Thobani. This topic contains 229 news and 102 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Islamic Architecture. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Islamic Architecture from like-minded professionals.

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a tourist at the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that combines elements of Persian, Indian and Islamic...

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warriors was beginning to lay down the laws of what was proper and what was not in both Islamic practice and doctrine.

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from the worst recession in generations. And we have taken the historic step of reforming our international economic...

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history dating back to 3000BC. The territory has been claimed by the Persians, then the Romans before the Islamic...

A benefit of being squaremore

mathematical blueprints underlying these crystals were discovered in the Sixties although there is evidence of similar...

Speech at the Arab Leaguemore

Thousand and One Nights, a literary classic in the Arab heyday, is known to every Chinese household. And Islamic music,...

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exchanges and integration among different civilizations form the powerful current of human civilization, surging ahead...

Living in the pastmore

Bega, a ruler of Ahmedabad. An Iranian style brick structure, this monument differs from the city's typical...

Oxford's revamped Ashmolean can now "do drama"more

idea of studying objects cross-culturally, where you join cultures that actually have meaning next to each other; the...

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to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in two weeks and calls for an open and inclusive architecture...

U.S. to sell London embassy to Qatari Diarmore

relocating to a new state-of-the-art embassy which will enhance the urban fabric of London and demonstrate exceptional...

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Jubilee Mosque, is finally completed. Dubbed as the "Beijing Mosque" by the locals, the mosque features a...

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be the world's largest Muslim country, yet its Hindu-Buddhist cultural heritage is also manifest in the temple...

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be seen from miles around. It's an architectural landmark that embodies key influences and inspirations from ancient...

November 1: An opportunitymore

the situation, intrinsically absurd as it may be, has hardened into 'custom,' and the world - especially the Islamic...

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statement.' It's not the first architectural statement of its kind in the cash-rich Gulf, where eye-catching,...

Mideast revs up for F1more

statement.' It's not the first architectural statement of its kind in the cash-rich Gulf, where eye-catching,...

Future meets past in Saudi's new eco-friendly universitymore

breezes. There's a solar tower in each of the buildings. It's yet another idea borrowed from Islamic architecture of...

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to the critical events and decisions that meant the difference between life and death. Incredible stories include: a...

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statement.' It's not the first architectural statement of its kind in the cash-rich Gulf, where eye-catching,...

Sexy architecture alive and well in Middle Eastmore

statement.' It's not the first architectural statement of its kind in the cash-rich Gulf, where eye-catching,...

Diavlogging the grand bargain with Iranmore

there are in getting Hamas into a Peace process, are going to more than offset by giving the Islamic Brotherhood a...

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actor, who in their right mind would... It's said that talking about love is like dancing about architecture -- it just...

Royal Honors for Starchitect I.M. Peimore

work as an architectural consultant, supervising a round of museum commissions from Qatar to China. 2008: Museum of...

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