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Description: Sa'dian tombs, interior of west tomb showing central room with cenotaphs

TitleSa'dian tombs, interior of west tomb showing central room with cenotaphs

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1590–1600

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsIslamic architecture--Africa, NorthIslamic tilesMausoleums

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17. Architecture and the Arts in Egypt and North Africa

Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom

The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800

The expulsion of the Moors from the Iberian peninsula in 1492 by the Christian rulers of Aragon and Castile ended nearly eight centuries of Muslim presence there. The simultaneous discovery of the New World encouraged a reorientation of trade...

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Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.251-265

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.021

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-15676&redirecttoanchor=18844

Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--EgyptIslamic architecture--Africa, NorthIslamic art--EgyptIslamic art--Africa, NorthIslamic illumination of books and manuscripts

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Sa'dian tombs, courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1557–1603

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Sa'dian tombs, courtyard

Chella, portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1351

Object typeArchitecture

LocationRabat, Morocco

Creation date1068–1091

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLustre-painted and monochrome glazed ceramic

LocationMusée Stefan Gsell, Algiers

Tiles

Complex of Gawharshad, tomb

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1317–1338

Object typeArchitecture

LocationHerat, Afghanistan

Complex of Gawharshad, tomb

Samanid mausoleum, section

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Samanid mausoleum, section

Palace granaries

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureAlawi

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1600–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMeknes, Morocco

Palace granaries

Mausoleum, entrance façade

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1093

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Mausoleum, entrance façade

Minbar from the Kutubiyya Mosque

MaterialsBone and various species of wood

Dimensions3.86 × 3.46 × 0.90 m

LocationBadi' Palace, Marrakesh, Morroco

Minbar from the Kutubiyya Mosque

Gunbad-i Qabud

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1197

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMaragha, Iran

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1067–1068; 1093

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1000–1030

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAswan, Egypt

Muqarnas

Tomb of Akbar, detail of mural in vestibule

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1605–1613

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSikandra, India

Tomb of Akbar, detail of mural in...

Tomb of Akbar, detail of mural in vestibule

Complex of Qala'un, street façade of the mausoleum

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1283–1285

Object typeArchitecture

LocationCairo

Complex of Qala'un, street façade...

Complex of Qala'un, street façade of the mausoleum

Taj Mahal, plan. 1) Tomb; 2) Mosque; 3) Guesthouse; 4) Gatehouse

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1631–1647

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationAgra, India

Taj Mahal, plan. 1) Tomb; 2) Mosque; 3)...

Taj Mahal, plan. 1) Tomb; 2) Mosque; 3) Guesthouse; 4) Gatehouse

Ruins of the Badi'a palace in the Kasba

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1578–1593

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Ruins of the Badi'a palace in the Kasba

Mausoleum

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Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeArchitecture

LocationUzgen, Kyrgyzstan

Mausoleum

Congregational Mosque, portal with tile mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMuzaffarid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1350

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKirman, Iran

Congregational Mosque, portal with tile...

Congregational Mosque, portal with tile mosaic

Flanged tower

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1308–1309

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBastam, Iran

Flanged tower

Hudavend Hatun mausoleum

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSeljuk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1312

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNiğde, Turkey

Hudavend Hatun mausoleum

Mosque at Mansura, minaret and portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1303

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTlemcen, Algeria

Mosque at Mansura, minaret and portal

Great Mosque, Bab Lalla Rihana

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureHafsid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1294

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKairouan, Tunisia

Great Mosque, Bab Lalla Rihana

Congregational mosque

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1196–1197

Object typeArchitecture

LocationRabat, Morocco

Congregational mosque

Mausoleum, transition to dome

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date977–978 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTim, Uzbekistan

Mausoleum, transition to dome

Mausoleums

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1000–1030

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAswan, Egypt

Mausoleums

Description: Gur-i Mir, plan and section. A) Madrasa; B) Khanaqah; C) Entrance to court; D)...

Gur-i Mir, plan and section. A) Madrasa; B) Khanaqah; C) Entrance to court; D) Mausoleum; E) Gallery of Ulughbeg; F) Later addition

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1400–1404

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Gur-i Mir, plan and section. A) Madrasa;...

Gur-i Mir, plan and section. A) Madrasa; B) Khanaqah; C) Entrance to court; D) Mausoleum; E) Gallery of Ulughbeg; F) Later addition

Mausoleum of Baybars al-Bunduqdari (Zahiriyya Madrasa), mosaic frieze

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation date1277–1281

Object typeMosaic

LocationDamascus, Syria

Mausoleum of Baybars al-Bunduqdari...

Mausoleum of Baybars al-Bunduqdari (Zahiriyya Madrasa), mosaic frieze

Tomb of Rukn-i 'Alam

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTughluq

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1320

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMultan, Pakistan

Tomb of Rukn-i 'Alam

Description: Zāwiya of Sidi'l-Jazuli, plan. A) Tomb; B) Mosque; C) Cemetery; D) Tomb of the...

Zāwiya of Sidi'l-Jazuli, plan. A) Tomb; B) Mosque; C) Cemetery; D) Tomb of the Black Sultan; E) School; F) Fountain; G) Superintendent's residence; H) Hospice; J) Ablution

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1529–1557

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Zāwiya of Sidi'l-Jazuli, plan. A)...

Zāwiya of Sidi'l-Jazuli, plan. A) Tomb; B) Mosque; C) Cemetery; D) Tomb of the Black Sultan; E) School; F) Fountain; G) Superintendent's residence; H) Hospice; J) Ablution

Mosque of Abu Madyan, vestibule

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1338–1339

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTlemcen, Algeria

Mosque of Abu Madyan, vestibule

Description: Shah-i Zinda, plan. 1) mausoleum of Qutham b. 'Abbas; 2) 11th-century madrasa; 3)...

Shah-i Zinda, plan. 1) mausoleum of Qutham b. 'Abbas; 2) 11th-century madrasa; 3) tomb of Shirin Bik Aga; 4) Ulughbeg's portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1000–1500

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Shah-i Zinda, plan. 1) mausoleum of...

Shah-i Zinda, plan. 1) mausoleum of Qutham b. 'Abbas; 2) 11th-century madrasa; 3) tomb of Shirin Bik Aga; 4) Ulughbeg's portal

Tomb of Safdarjang

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1754

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNew Delhi

Tomb of Safdarjang

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1350–1355

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFez, Morocco

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, courtyard

Dome of the Rock, tile revetment

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureOttoman

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1530–1570

Object typeArchitecture

LocationJerusalem

Dome of the Rock, tile revetment

Maqsura in the Great Mosque, detail

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1016–1062

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsWood

LocationQayrawan, Tunisia

Maqsura in the Great Mosque, detail

Great Mosque, air view

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date836 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationQayrawan, Tunisia

Great Mosque, air view

Mausoleum of Zayn al-Mirza

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTurkmen

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1473

Object typeArchitecture

LocationHisnkayfa, Turkey

Mausoleum of Zayn al-Mirza

Mosque of the Fishermen, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureAlmoravid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1660–1661

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAlgiers, Tunisia

Mosque of the Fishermen, interior

Shah-i Zinda

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1000–1500

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Shah-i Zinda

Tomb of Uljaytu

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1307–1313

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSultaniyya, Iran

Tomb of Uljaytu

Tomb of Humayun, view from south

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1562–1572

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNew Delhi

Tomb of Humayun, view from south

Hawz Khass

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTughluq

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1322

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNew Delhi

Hawz Khass

Great Mosque, dome over mihrab

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1291–1294

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTaza, Morocco

Great Mosque, dome over mihrab

Qarawiyin mosque, muqarnas dome

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1135

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFez, Morocco

Qarawiyin mosque, muqarnas dome

Great Mosque, dome (exterior)

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date836 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationQayrawan, Tunisia

Great Mosque, dome (exterior)

Mosque of the Fishermen

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureAlmoravid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1660–1661

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAlgiers, Tunisia

Mosque of the Fishermen

Mausoleum, cross section

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleMapmaker

Creation date977–978 AD

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationTim, Uzbekistan

Mausoleum, cross section

Tower tomb

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1054–1055

Object typeArchitecture

LocationDamghan, Iran

Tower tomb

Mosque of Abu Madyan, portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1338–1339

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTlemcen, Algeria

Mosque of Abu Madyan, portal

Qubba al-Burudiyin

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1117

Object typeIllustration

LocationMarrakesh, Morroco

Qubba al-Burudiyin

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, view of courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1564–1565

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, view of courtyard

Tile from the Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad at Natanz

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1307–1308

Object typeOther

MaterialsFritware with opaque cobalt-blue glaze and lustre-painted decoration

DimensionsH 14 1/8 in. (36 cm)

LocationVictoria & Albert Museum, London

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O86036/tile-unknown/

Accession number1485-1876

Tile from the Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad at...

Tile from the Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad at Natanz

Great Mosque, mihrab

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date836 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationQayrawan, Tunisia

Great Mosque, mihrab

Gunbad-i Qabus, detail

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1006–1007

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIran

Gunbad-i Qabus, detail

Taj Mahal, detail of dado

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1631–1647

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAgra, India

Taj Mahal, detail of dado

Description: Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main entrance; 2) Courtyard; 3) Halls; 4) Mosque; 5)...

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main entrance; 2) Courtyard; 3) Halls; 4) Mosque; 5) Back entrance

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1350–1355

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFez, Morocco

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main...

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main entrance; 2) Courtyard; 3) Halls; 4) Mosque; 5) Back entrance

Tomb of Jahangir

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1627–1634

Object typeArchitecture

LocationLahore, Pakistan

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationMonastir, Tunisia

Ribat, plan

Mausoleum of Sanjar, section

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIran

Mausoleum of Sanjar, section

Gur-i Mir

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1400–1404

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Gur-i Mir

Tomb of Akbar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1605–1613

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSikandra, India

Tomb of Akbar

Imam Dur mausoleum, exterior

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1085

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSamarra, Iraq

Imam Dur mausoleum, exterior

Complex of Qala'un, entrance to mausoleum

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1283–1285

Object typeArchitecture

LocationCairo

Complex of Qala'un, entrance to...

Complex of Qala'un, entrance to mausoleum

Complex of Gawharshad, plan of ensemble and detail of tomb

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1317–1338

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationHerat, Afghanistan

Complex of Gawharshad, plan of ensemble...

Complex of Gawharshad, plan of ensemble and detail of tomb

Palace complex, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureAlawi

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1600–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMeknes, Morocco

Palace complex, plan

Mausoleum, plan and section

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Mausoleum, plan and section

Purana Qal'a, Qal'a-i Kuhna mosque, view from the east

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1540–1545

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNew Delhi

Purana Qal'a, Qal'a-i Kuhna mosque, view...

Purana Qal'a, Qal'a-i Kuhna mosque, view from the east

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSarakhs, Iran

Mausoleum, section

Qubba al-Burudiyin, drawing, transition zone, dome

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1117

Object typeIllustration

LocationMarrakesh, Morroco

Qubba al-Burudiyin, drawing, transition...

Qubba al-Burudiyin, drawing, transition zone, dome

Mosque of the Barber, arcaded gallery

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMuradid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1629–1685

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKairouan, Tunisia

Mosque of the Barber, arcaded gallery

Samanid mausoleum, interior

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Samanid mausoleum, interior

Qasba Mosque, Minaret

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureHafsid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1233

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTunis, Tunisia

Qasba Mosque, Minaret

Tomb of Uljaytu, axonometric view

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1307–1313

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSultaniyya, Iran

Tomb of Uljaytu, axonometric view

Tomb of Humayun, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1562–1572

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationNew Delhi

Tomb of Humayun, plan

Sultaniyya, mausoleum of Sultan Uljaytu, detail of caults

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 20

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1300–1335

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSultaniyya, Iran

Sultaniyya, mausoleum of Sultan Uljaytu,...

Sultaniyya, mausoleum of Sultan Uljaytu, detail of caults

Mausoleum, façade

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1067–1068

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Mausoleum, façade

Qarawiyyin mosque, fountain pavilion in the courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1613–1624

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFez, Morocco

Qarawiyyin mosque, fountain pavilion in...

Qarawiyyin mosque, fountain pavilion in the courtyard

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1564–1565

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, plan

Tomb of Salim Chishti, marble screen

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1573–1574

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFatehpur Sikri, India

Tomb of Salim Chishti, marble screen

Complex of Qala'un, interior of mausoleum

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1283–1285

Object typeArchitecture

LocationCairo

Complex of Qala'un, interior of...

Complex of Qala'un, interior of mausoleum

Shah-i Zinda, tomb of Shirin Bika Aga

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1385–1386

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Shah-i Zinda, tomb of Shirin Bika Aga

Mausoleum of Sanjar, general view

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1152

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIran

Mausoleum of Sanjar, general view

Luster-painted frieze tile with Bahram Gur, probably from Takht-i Sulayman

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1275

Object typeOther

MaterialsStone paste; molded, in glaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white glaze

Dimensions12 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (31.4 x 33.7 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/445993

Accession number10.56.2

Luster-painted frieze tile with Bahram...

Luster-painted frieze tile with Bahram Gur, probably from Takht-i Sulayman

Congregational mosque, dome in front of the mihrab

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1035

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTinmal, North Africa

Congregational mosque, dome in front of...

Congregational mosque, dome in front of the mihrab

Maqsura in the Great Mosque, detail

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1016–1062

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsWood

LocationQayrawan, Tunisia

Maqsura in the Great Mosque, detail

Sultaniyya complex in the Southern Cemetery

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1350–1360

Object typeArchitecture

LocationCairo

Sultaniyya complex in the Southern...

Sultaniyya complex in the Southern Cemetery

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationQayrawan, Tunisia

Great Mosque, plan

Tomb of Shir Shah Sur

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1538–1545

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSasaram, India

Tomb of Shir Shah Sur

Great Mosque, dome in front of mihrab

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date836 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKairouan, Tunisia

Great Mosque, dome in front of mihrab

Oudaia Gate, Almohad

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationRabat, Morocco

Oudaia Gate, Almohad

Congregational mosque, plan

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationTinmal, North Africa

Congregational mosque, plan

Description: Great Mosque, plan. 1) Original mosque (shaded); 2) Extension; 3) Side court; 4)...

Great Mosque, plan. 1) Original mosque (shaded); 2) Extension; 3) Side court; 4) Minaret

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1294

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationTaza, Morocco

Great Mosque, plan. 1) Original mosque...

Great Mosque, plan. 1) Original mosque (shaded); 2) Extension; 3) Side court; 4) Minaret

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationQayrawan, Tunisia

Great Mosque, plan

Mosque of Hammuda Pasha

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMuradid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1655

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTunis, Tunisia

Mosque of Hammuda Pasha

Gunbad-i Qabus

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1006–1007

Object typeArchitecture

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date977–978 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTim, Uzbekistan

Mausoleum, façade

Tomb of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTughluq

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1325

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNew Delhi

Tomb of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

Tomb of I'timad al-Dawla

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1622–1628

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAgra, India

Tomb of I'timad al-Dawla

Samanid mausoleum, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. AD 930–970

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Samanid mausoleum, interior

Complex of Abu Madyan, view of courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1346

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTlemcen, Algeria

Complex of Abu Madyan, view of courtyard

Architectural element

MaterialsMonochrome glazed ceramic

DimensionsEach segment 16 × 4.6 cm

LocationSetif Museum, Algeria

Architectural element

Tower tomb

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1026–1027

Object typeArchitecture

LocationDamghan, Iran

Tower tomb

Bab al-Mansur

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureAlawi

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1732

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMeknes, Morocco

Bab al-Mansur

Regent's Mosque, courtyard, detail of tilework

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureZand

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1766

Object typeArchitecture

LocationShiraz, Iran

Regent's Mosque, courtyard, detail of...

Regent's Mosque, courtyard, detail of tilework

Congregational mosque, general view

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1035

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTinmal, North Africa

Congregational mosque, general view

Taj Mahal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1631–1647

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAgra, India

Taj Mahal

Congregational Mosque, tilework on the interior of the south iwan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMuzaffarid

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1370–1400

Object typeOther

LocationYazd, Iran

Congregational Mosque, tilework on the...

Congregational Mosque, tilework on the interior of the south iwan

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSarakhs, Iran

Mausoleum, plan

Tomb of Muhammad 'Adil Shah

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1656

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBijapur, India

Tomb of Muhammad 'Adil Shah

Samanid mausoleum, exterior

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Samanid mausoleum, exterior

Imamzada Ja'far (restored)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1325

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Imamzada Ja'far (restored)

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