Archnet

An open-access resource on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues in Muslim societies.

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The city of Timbuktu in Mali was once a wealthy crossroads on trans-Saharan trade routes and a cosmopolitan center of learning. Learn more about its history on Archnet. https://t.co/gRylEOcSBN

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Samarkand is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia and contains some of the most striking monuments in the history of Islamic architecture. https://t.co/N265kuug01

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It's the last month of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, so we've shaken up our travel and tourism homepage with new resources on places people visit for fun, edification, spiritual renewal, or maybe just a moment of rest along the way! https://t.co/Ho7FMDyVm8

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August 8 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Moroccan Modernist architect Jean-François Zevaco, a recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Courtyard Houses of Agadir. See them & other projects on Archnet. https://t.co/WzO2TstvIZ #Modernism #Morocco

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The great #Andalusian #scholar, #poet, #philosopher, and #Sufi Ibn 'Arabī was born on this day 861 years ago in Murcia. He authored approximately 700 works in his lifetime. His tomb is in this shrine in #Damascus. #IbnAlArabi #IslamicArchitecture #tombs https://t.co/C4lGh17Sh3

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The beautiful, historic Mostar Bridge, which had been destroyed during the war in 1993, was carefully rebuilt and officially reopened on 23 July 107 years ago. Shown here, the Archnet record for the reconstruction project: https://t.co/bzhsJtNZeU

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23 July 2026 is the 107th anniversary of the birth of Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, a pioneer of “Tropical Modernism.” See his work in the Archnet collection.

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Are you traveling this summer? Use Archnet to find your way to all our sites! Find out how https://t.co/1Ho5xs4OKi

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13 July is the 419th anniversary of the birth of Czech artist Wenceslaus Hollar, whose work shows us what the city of Tangier looked like as an English city. https://t.co/xobW2dfaMu

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On Algerian Independence Day (5 July), we invite you to explore the collection Moorish Monuments of Algeria. https://t.co/Y7fDwU8dOH #Algérie #Indépendance #JourDel'indépendance #architecture #ArchitecturalHistory

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Completed in 2010 and shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2013, the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco, has trained members of the National Team that just advanced to the World Cup Round of 16. https://t.co/wL89IcSnKg #FIFAWorldCup #MoroccanFootball

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On this International #DayOfTheSeafarer we present this image of the blessing of the boats on the beach of Tangier when it was an International Zone.

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Did you know today, June 25, is International #DayOfTheSeafarer? The Lighthouse at Cap Spartel (1859) on the Atlantic coast just west of Tangier, Morocco, is still operational today. https://t.co/D5e4Lozwl9 #lighthouse #Tangier

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17 June is World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought! Learn more on Archnet https://t.co/dU3fktNY3a

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Happy #WorldBicycleDay 2026! This photo by #JosephinePowell shows a man on horseback near Balkh, Afghanistan, sometime around 1965. #horseback #BicycleDay #Afghanistan #BWPhotography #WomenTravelers #3June

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On World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, we invite you to explore the extraordinary cultural diversity of the Islamic world and how the built environment becomes a vehicle for dialogue. https://t.co/MPjkZIR83U #WorldDayForCulturalDiversity

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Happy International Tea Day! #internationalteaday #tea #chai #tealovers #teaday #tealover #teatime #chailover #indiantea #chailovers #drishtiias #drishtipcs #tealife #chaitime #teaaddict #greentea #chaiholic #teaculture

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Today is the 107th anniversary of the birth of Josephine Powell, the pioneering photographer who traveled extensively in the Middle East, North Africa; Central, South, and Southeast Asia; Italy, Greece, and the Balkans. See her photographs on Archnet https://t.co/f80e4fa9GT

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On this Labor Day 2026, we salute those who carry out the labor-intensive, highly skilled work of architectural heritage conservation. Explore this topic on https://t.co/pVFtiOp8Es.