Today, the Blue Mosque is recognized as one of the must-see tourist attractions in Istanbul, and central to the city as a ...

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decorated entrance portals and interlaced geometric and floral patterns. Jumeirah Mosque blends these influences seamlessly into the yellow-pink sandstone structure, where the minarets and dome ...

The mosque's most important trait are the large quantities of Iznik tiles that decorate its interior in a wide variety of floral and geometric patterns. It's a definite deviation from Mimar Sinan ...

It is considered disrespectful to make pictures of God or the prophets in Islam, so mosques are decorated with patterns, calligraphy and stained glass. Men and women have separate prayer halls ...

Often, calligraphy and decorative patterns will be used instead to decorate the mosque. Symbolism/significance This is sometimes seen at the top of a mosque, and is a commonly known symbol ...

But the mosque's imam Zakir Hussain and their advocate ... 16 are Muslim shrines ("mazaars") and four are temples. "Clearly a pattern is emerging and it sets alarming precedent for a country ...

Another mosque under scrutiny, another survey, more violence and deaths. Same script, different stage. Is this about ...

The geometry of the trees was developed through work with geometric artist Keith Critchlow, creating the underlying geometry of the mosque. It combines an Islamic ‘the Breath of the Compassionate’ ...