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The Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Shah Jehan as a mausoleum for his wife, represents the pinnacle of Mughal Islamic architecture in India and is one of its most recognisable buildings.

Islamic architecture (Arabic عمارة إسلامية) has encompassed a wide range of both secular and religious architecture styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures within the sphere of Islamic culture.[1]

The principle architectural types of Islamic architecture are; the Mosque, the Tomb, the Palace and the Fort. From these for types, the vocabularly of Islamic architecture is derived and used for buildings of lesser importance such as Public baths, Fountains and domestic architecture.[2]


History

Influences and styles

Persian architecture

Moorish architecture

Timurid architecture

Ottoman Turkish architecture

Fatimid architecture

Mughal architecture

Sino-Islamic architecture

Afro-Islamic architecture

Interpretation

Architecture of mosques and buildings in Muslim countries

Forms

Iwan

Sahn

Arabesque

Islamic Calligraphy

Elements of Islamic style

Differences between Islamic architecture and Persian architecture

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Curl, p.xxx
  2. ^ Copplestone, p.149

References

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