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8 Masterpieces of Islamic Architecture: Media

Take a tour of a few of the Islamic world’s great monuments

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dome of the Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
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Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
© Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
The Alhambra
© Xavier Allard/Fotolia
Friday Mosque, Esfahan
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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem.
Michael Freeman—Digital Vision/Getty Images
spiral minaret in Samarra
© morane/Fotolia
Aleppo Citadel
© OPIS Zagreb/Shutterstock.com
Great Mosque of CĂłrdoba
Interior, Great Mosque of CĂłrdoba, Spain, begun 785.
Alfonso Gutierrez Escera/Ostman Agency