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Badshahi Masjid Lahore 30 May 2013 | 11:32 am
The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673, is the second largest mosque in Pakistan. Epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur ...
Through the lens of Eric Lafforgue 17 Apr 2013 | 08:20 am
Eric Lafforgue spends most of his time travelling the globe to share his encounters, through the perception of an ethnologist and the heart of an artist, privileging the regions or populations in dang...
Birdhouses of Turkey 15 Apr 2013 | 11:45 am
Beautiful bird-houses can be spotted on the facade of a number of mosques in Turkey. The purpose of these charming bird houses was to provide refuge to birds and to protect them from...
Architectural sketches by Pascal Coste 12 Apr 2013 | 01:31 pm
Xavier Pascal Coste (26 November 1787 – 8 February 1879) was a French architect, born in Marseille, France. Showing intellectual and artistic promise, Pascal began his studies in the studio of Penchau...
Šarena Džamija Mosque 26 Mar 2013 | 04:12 pm
Šarena Džamija, (Turkish: Alaca Cami) meaning Decorated Mosque in English, is a mosque located near the Pena River in Tetovo, Macedonia. The mosque was originally built in 1438 and later rebuilt in 18...
Chiniot’s Shahi Masjid 26 Mar 2013 | 01:52 pm
Chiniot's Shahi Masjid (Badshahi Mosque) was built by Nawab Saad UlIah Khan (1595- 1655) during the regime of Emperor Shah Jahan (1628-58).
The Alhambra 17 Mar 2013 | 08:12 pm
Considered as one of the most famous examples of Islamic art, the Alhambra is the culmination and grand finale of medieval Islamic culture on the Iberian Peninsula.
The Tomb of Etimad ud Doulah 9 Mar 2013 | 03:32 pm
Etimad-ud-Daula’s Tomb (Urdu: اعتماد الدولہ کا مقبرہ, I’timād-ud-Daulah kā Maqbara) is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often described as ‘jewel box’, som...
Islamic Art 5 Mar 2013 | 08:59 am
The nonfigurative or abstract arts of Judaism and Islam must not be overlooked. The former art was revealed in the Torah and is exclusively sacerdotal. Islamic art is akin to Judaic art by...
Bahawalpur Mosque at Aitchison College Lahore 2 Mar 2013 | 09:24 am
Built in the year 1900, the Bahawalpur Mosque was commissioned by the Nawab of Bahawalpur while he was himself a student at Aitchison College Lahore. Photography by F.Bhatti.
