Major Monuments in the Muslim World
This is a short and incomplete list of major Monuments found across the Muslim World. Shortcut to: Western Europe, North Africa, Middle East Region, East and Far East Region
WESTERN EUROPE
Great Mosque of Seville	Seville, Spain	1172	Famous for its minaret "la Giralda"
Bab Mardum Mosque	Toledo, Spain	999-1000	The story of the Ribbed vaults and the Gothic inspiration.
Al-Jaferia Palace	Zaragoza, Spain	1050-1083	Most important building of the Taifa Period in Andalusia.
Great Mosque of Cordoba	Cordoba, Spain	700-900	The pearl of the Ummayad Khilafa in Andalusia
Al-Hambra	Granada, Spain	11-1400	L'Ahambra! L'Ahambra! Palais que les genies Ont dore comme un reve et rempli d'harmonies (Victor Hugo)
La Ziza Palace	Palermo	1166	Muslim architecture in Sicily
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NORTH AFRICA
Quairawane	Tunis	724-863	The oldest "and the best" of North African Muslim buildings
Aghlabid Cistrens	Tunis	862	Muslim hydraulic Engineering at work
Ribat of Susse	Susse, Tunisia	850	The building where Muslims first introduced the ribbed vaulting, more than 200 years before Europe.
Al-Mahdiya Mosque	Mehdiya, Tunisia	916	The innovation of the porch.
Great Mosque of Telemcen	Telemcen, Algeria	1030's	Unique example of Ribbed Domes in North Africa and the first appearance of stalactite vaults (muqarnas) in this region.
Ketchaoua Mosque	Algiers, Algeria	1794	One of the rare Ottoman buildings preserved in Muslim Algeria
Beni Hammad	Algeria	1007	The unique Muslim tower minaret
Kutubia	Merrakesh, Morocco	1158	The origin of the splendour of the North African square minaret..
Al-Qarawiyin Mosque	Fez, Morocco	800-1100	Almoravid architecture in Morocco
King Hassan II Mosque	Casablanca, Morocco	1986-1993	The grandeur of the Muslim mosque designed by French architect
Ibn Tulun	Cairo	876-879	The first building ever to systematically use the pier and pointed arch.
Azhar Mosque	Cairo	972	The world's oldest university
Bab Al-Nasre	Cairo	1087-1092	Victory gate of Cairo
Bab al-Futuh	Cairo	late 1000's	Muslim Military architecture in Cairo
Al-Hakim Mosque	Cairo	990-1013	The Fatimid Ifriquian building style
Al-Aqmar Mosque	Cairo	1125	The decoration with the prayer niche.
Sultan Hassan Mosque	Cairo	1356-1362	The four iwan mosque in Cairo
Mausol. of Sultan Qaitbay	Cairo	1471-1474	Mamluk architecture in Cairo
Mohammed Ali Complex	Cairo	1824-1848	The influence of Sinan in 19th century Cairo
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MIDDLE EAST REGION
Ulu Cami Mosque	Bursa	1396	On the origins of Ottoman architecture
Suleimaniya	Istanbul	1550-1557	The Mosque or the genius of Sinan
Bayzid Cami	Istanbul	1501-1506	The maturation of the Ottoman architecture and the influence of Hagia Sophia
Shehzade Complex	Istanbul	1544-1548	First important building project of Sinan
Suleymania Complex	Istanbul	1550-1557	Sinan's master piece.
Sultan Ahmed Cami	Istanbul	1610-1617	Known as the Blue Mosque
Baghdad Koshk	Istanbul	1638-1639	The Ottoman functional kiosk
Medrassa of Keratay	Konya	1251	The dome of the Universe
Ince Minareli Medrassa	Konya, Turkey	1258	The early Suljuk "Baroque"
Qasr al-hair al Sharqui	Syria	728-729	Chalif Hisham's palace in Syria.
Qasr al-hair al Gharbi	Syria	late 700's
Great Mosque of Aleppo	Aleppo	715-717	The main mosque of Aleppo, built by Hasan Ibn Mufarraj al-Sarmini
Aleppo Citadel	Aleppo	1186-1216	Muslim military architecture in Aleppo
Ummayad Mosque	Damascus	706-715	The Umayyad masterpiece.
Mutawakkil Mosque	Samara, Iraq	848-849	Known as AL-Malwiya
Al-Mustansirya	Baghdad	1233	One of the first Muslim Medrassas
King Abdellah Mosque	Amman	1989	Older models into modern forms?
Mshatta Palace	Jordan	743-744	Most lavishly constructed Palace.
Khirbat al-Mafjar	Palestine	Late 700's	The source inspiring the Gothic rose window.
Dome of the Rock	Al-Qudse	691	The Mosque or the victory of Islam in Palestine.
Al-Aqsa	Al-Qudse	late 600	The origin of the T plan mosque.
El-Harem (Kaabah)	Makkah, Saudi Arabia		First earthly building erected by our father Adam and restored by Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail.
Prophet's Mosque	Medina, Saudi Arabia		First Mosque of Islam
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EAST AND FAR EAST
Shir-Dar-Madrassa	Samarkand	1619-1636	Majestic building in Ragistan Square.
Gur-I-Mir Mausoleum	Samarquand	1300-1400	The resting place of the Sultan Timur
Ulugh Beg Medrassa	Samarquand	1417-1420	The oldest surviving medrassa in Asia built by the Timurid most respectable Scholar and Ruler Samarkand from 1409
Ulugh Beg Observatory	Samarquand	1428/29	The remains of this important Muslim observatory in Samarkand
Registan Square	Samarquand	15th century	Oldest square in Samarquand
Khoja Ahmed Yaswi Complex	Kazakhstan	1389-1399	Timurid architecture as its best.
Mir-I-Arab Medrassa	Bukhara	1535-1536	Founded by a Yemeni Sheikh in Bukhara
Balkh Mosque	Afghanistan	Late 9th C.	Early mosque with nine domes
Taj Mahal	Agra	1632-1643	One of the wonders of the world.
Musoleum of Itimad ad-Daula	Agra	1628	Technical and artistic refinement before the Taj Mahal
Atala Jami Mosque	Jampur, India	1408	New phase in Muslim monumental Mosque portal
Quwwat al-Islam Complex	Delhi	Late 12th C.	Early Muslim architecture in Delhi
Mausoleum of Humayun	Delhi	1562-1571	Mughal architecture in India
Jami Mesdjid	Delhi	1644-1658	The largest Mogul Mosque built by Shah Jahan.
Khass Mahal	India	1637	Mughal garden tombs depicting Paradise
Friday Mosque of Hirat	Hirat, Iran	1200-1201	Example of Ghurit architecture in Persia
Masjid-I-Shah	Isfahan	1611-1616	Safavid architecture in Isfahan
Maidan I-Shah	Isfahan	1600's	Unique Muslim Architectural complex
Khwajir Bridge	Isfahan	1650	Architectural and engineering marvel of Isfahan
Friday Mosque of Isfahan	Isfahan, Iran	800-1100	The four Iwan mosque famous for its ribbed dome.
King Faisal Mosque	Islamabad	1966-1986	Designed by Vedat Delakoy (Turkey)
Istiglal Mosque	Indonesia	1955-1984	Turkish minaret and modern "office block" look alike prayer hall.
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