Islamic Art. Arabesque Tessellation.

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Islamic Art

Arabesque

Tessellation

Calligraphy

MihrabUsually sent in qibla wall

Qibla indicates the direction of Mecca

Mihrab

Minaret

Minarets

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel, 687-692 CE

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel, 687-692 CE

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel, 687-692 CE

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel, 687-692 CE

Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th century

Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th century

Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th century

Mihrab in Great Mosque, Cordoba

Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th century

Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th century

Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th century

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1354-1391 CE

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1354-1391 CE

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1354-1391 CE

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1354-1391 CE

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1354-1391 CE

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647 CE

Shah Jahan Loves Mumtaz Mahal

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647 CE

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647 CE

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647 CE

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647 CE

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647 CE

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647 CE