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  Islamic Architecture http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/
An introduction to Islamic architecture and illustrated descriptions and histories of notable mosques and monuments, together with links to Amazon for the purchase of related books.
  Islamic Architecture http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/islamic.html
Images and information on outstanding mosques and other examples of monumental Islamic architecture in Spain, the Middle East, India and North Africa, from Great Buildings Online.
  Architecture of Isfahan http://www.isfahan.org.uk/
Beautiful photography enhances this tour around the Iranian city notable for the Grand Mosque and other buildings around the Great Square, a World Heritage site. By Thomas Rochford of Anglia Polytechnic University.
  Islamic Architecture at the MIT Rotch Library http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/islamicarchitecture/
Textual and visual resources on Islamic architecture around the world. Includes a collection of images from the Aga Khan Visual Archives.
  Islamic Art Network http://www.islamic-art.org
The Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation provides material on Islamic art and architecture including photographs of Islamic monuments in Cairo.
  Early Islamic Tiles http://www.anthonyralphgallery.com
An on-line exhibition of 14th-17th century decorative tiles collected in 1880-86 by Lockwood de Forest. Scholarly comments by Anthony Slayter-Ralph. Biography of de Forest.
  Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures http://web.mit.edu/4.614/www/
Overview of a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Prof. Nasser Rabbat. Illustrated outline history of Islamic architecture.
  Islamic Architecture in India http://members.tripod.com/~IMAGE_INDIA/islamic.html
Images and historical notes from Shishir Thadani, part of Image India, illustrating the development of Islamic architecture in India.
  Wonders of Az-Zahra and other Andalusian Palaces http://cyberistan.org/islamic/zahra.html
Essay by Dr. A. Zahoor on the extravagant pleasure palaces built in the 10th century by Islamic potentates in Spain.
  Arabic and Islamic Architecture http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/arabic_islamic_architecture
Articles and a list of reviewed and rated related links from Suite 101.
  Islamic Architecture: An Appreciation http://www.amaana.org/tajik/sakarchit.htm
Sakar Datoo explains the development of Islamic architecture, with references. Part of Ismaili Web.
  Shalimar http://www.telerama.com/~jdehullu/islam/home.htm
Supplies an illustrated history of Islamic architecture from the 7th to the 17th century, with bibliography, glossary and timeline.
  Andalusian Architecture http://www.grapevine.net/~suede/
Nofal Ahmad Al-Abdulali, a Kuwaiti student at the University of Kansas, provides an illustrated history of the Islamic conquest of Spain and the monumental buildings that sprang from it.

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