Islamic architecture

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Abu Darweesh Mosque

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock

Great Mosque of Damascus: courtyard

Djenné, Mali: mosque

Eṣfahān, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

mosque in Kashgar

Prophet's Mosque in Medina

Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah

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Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Time zone map with standard time zones and International Date Line

Why Are Some Time Zones 30 Minutes Off Instead of an Hour?

Law legal system crime concept with gavel and scales of justice with books in the background. (mallet, judicial system).

What Are the Differences Between First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Murder?

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

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Photos

Abu Darweesh Mosque

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock

Great Mosque of Damascus: courtyard

Djenné, Mali: mosque

Eṣfahān, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

mosque in Kashgar

Prophet's Mosque in Medina

Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

Architecture: The Built World