Web Directory

» Arabic and Islamic Architecture
   Articles and a list of reviewed and rated related links from Suite 101.
   http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/arabic_islamic_architecture

» Architecture of Isfahan
   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.
   http://www.isfahan.org.uk/

» Early Islamic Tiles
   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.
   http://www.anthonyralphgallery.com

» Islamic Architecture
   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.
   http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/islamic.html

» Islamic Architecture at the MIT Rotch Library
   Textual and visual resources on Islamic architecture around the world. Includes a collection of images from the Aga Khan Visual Archives.
   http://libguides.mit.edu/islam-arch

» Islamic Architecture in India
   Images and historical notes from Shishir Thadani, part of Image India, illustrating the development of Islamic architecture in India.
   http://members.tripod.com/~IMAGE_INDIA/islamic.html

» Islamic Architecture: An Appreciation
   Sakar Datoo explains the development of Islamic architecture, with references. Part of Ismaili Web.
   http://www.amaana.org/tajik/sakarchit.htm

» Islamic Art Network
   The Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation provides material on Islamic art and architecture including photographs of Islamic monuments in Cairo.
   http://www.islamic-art.org

» Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures
   Overview of a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Prof. Nasser Rabbat. Illustrated outline history of Islamic architecture.
   http://web.mit.edu/4.614/www/

» Wonders of Az-Zahra and other Andalusian Palaces
   Essay by Dr. A. Zahoor on the extravagant pleasure palaces built in the 10th century by Islamic potentates in Spain.
   http://cyberistan.org/islamic/zahra.html