The inner courtyard seen from its southwest angle of the Great Mosque of Kairouan also known as the Mosque of Uqba, Tunisia. It is one of the most impressive and largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.
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The Great Mosque of Kairouan also known as the Mosque of Uqba, is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the most impressive and largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.
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Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad is one of the largest and oldest mosques in India. It is one of the largest mosques in India with a capacity of 20,000. The mosque was built between the 16th and 17th centuries, and is a state-protected monument situated in the heart of the old city.
A view of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, which was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 CE. The Badshahi Mosque was built by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671, with construction of the mosque lasting for two years until 1673.
The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was initially completed in 691โ92 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik. The original dome collapsed in 1015 and was rebuilt in 1022โ23.
Interior of the Palace of Ardashir of pre-Islamic Persia. The use of squinches to position the dome on top of a square structure is considered the most significant Sasanian contribution to the Islamic architecture. In architecture, a squinch is a construction filling.