the Haram complex, Mecca

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem (691-92)—umayyad

Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria, (709-15)—umayyad

Samarra, great mosque of al-mutawakkil, 847-61—abbasid

Great Mosque of Cordoba/la mezquita, Spain, (784-990)—Umayyad spain

Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, (784-990)—Umayyad spain

Mosque of ibn-tulun, cairo, c.876—tulunid

Mosque of al-azhar, cairo, c.972—fatimid

Mosque of al-azhar, cairo, c.972—fatimid

Tomb of Ismail the Samanid, Uzbekistan, c.907—central asian

Friday Mosque of Isfahan, Iran, (8th-17th century)—seljuk

Sultan Han caravanserai, kayseri, turkey, c.1250—seljuk turk

Tomb of Oljeytu, Sultaniya, iran,1307-13—ilkhanid

Funerary complex of sultan hassan, cairo, 1356-63—mamluk

Alhambra palace, granada, 1370—nasrid

Alhambra palace, granada, 1370—nasrid

Alhambra palace, granada, 1370—nasrid

Registan square, samarkand, uzbekistan, Timurid

Registan square, samarkand, uzbekistan, Timurid

Qutb Complex, Delhi, c.1160--sultanate

Tomb of Shah-Rukn-i-Alam, Multan, 1320-24--sultanate

Fatehpur Sikri c. 1571-79—mughal

Diwan-i-Khas

Fatehpur Sikri c. 1571-79—mughal

Anup Talau

Fatehpur Sikri c. 1571-79—mughal

http://archnet.org Fatehpur Sikri (c. 1571-79)

Jodh Bai Palace

Tomb of Akbar, Sikandra, 1613—mughal

http://archnet.org

Taj Mahal, Agra, 1631-47—mughal

http://archnet.org

Taj Mahal, Agra, 1631-47—mughal

Suleymaniye Mosque (1550-57)

Suleymaniye Mosque (1550-57)

Suleymaniye Mosque (1550-57)

Suleymaniye Mosque (1550-57)

Asokan pillars, mauryan empire, c. 272-231 b.c.--buddhist

Rock-cut arch., lomas rsi, mauryan empire, c. 3rd cent., b.c. .--buddhist

Mahastupa at sanchi, mauryan empire, c. 1st cent., b.c.--buddhist

Rock-cut arch., karli, c. 120., a.d.--buddhist

Rock-cut arch., ajanta, gupta empire, c. 390., a.d.--buddhist.

Rock-cut arch., ajanta, gupta empire, c. 390., a.d.--buddhist.

Rock-cut arch., temple at elephanta, c. 5th century., a.d.--hIndu

Ratha at mamallapuram, chalukyan, c. 600., a.d.--hindu.

Diagram--Hindu temple

Parashurameshvara, bhubaneswar, c. 750—hindu (nagara)

mukteshvara, bhubaneswar, c. 10th century—hindu (nagara)

Khandariya mahadeva, khanjuraho, 1017-29

Rajarajehsvara, tanjapvur, c. 1003—hindu (dravidian)

Gangaikondacholisvaram, Tamilnadu c.1035—hindu (dravidian)

Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram, c.10th-11th century—hindu (dravidian)

Dilwara, mt. abu, c. 11-15 century--jain.

Temple of Adinatha, Ranakpur, c. 1439--Jain.

Stupa of borobudur, syailendra dynasty, java, c.800, a.d.--buddhist.

Angkor wat, suryavarman ll, khmer/cambodia, c.12th century, a.d.—hindu/buddhist.