Post by ali0009 on Jun 28, 2009 19:53:10 GMT
This shot was taken looking straight up at the ceiling of one of the rooms in the mosque at Golra near Islamabad in Pakistan. It's another variation of the Islamic eight point star.
Detail of Islamic art from Golra Sharif in the Punjab of Pakistan (near the capital Islamabad). This is classic Islamic abstract work.
Looks like a colourful plate, but this is actually the ceiling underneath one of the domes of the mosque in Wah, Pakistan (a short distance to the west of the capital Islamabad). Classic Islamic geometric work here. And colourful, too. The pattern is based around the Islamic eight point star from which everything emanates outwards
Detail from the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
What a place -- the Alhambra in Granada! It is a stunning collection of Islamic architectural decorations. And what a legacy of Muslim rule of Spain! This photo is from the Court of Myrtles, or the court of the pool. Here we can see all the three elements of Islamic art: Arabic calligraphy, and geometric and vegetal patterns. The calligraphy is the famous motto of Ibn Al-Ahmar and the Nasirid rulers. It reads "Wa la ghaliba il-Allah": There is no Victor except God.
This detail in stucco is from the Salon de Embajadores (Ambassador's Room) in the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. This is where the Muslim ruler received senior dignatories and is the grandest room with a high ceiling and stunningly decorated walls. It is also the most dimly lit room and as a result has preserved some of the colours.
Example from the ceiling of the main mosque in Rajah Bazaar, the old part of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Classic Islamic design at the renovated part of the Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. It was built in 1634 during the rule of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a period acknowledged as the golden age of Mughal architecture in the subcontinent. It was during this period Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz.
Typical Islamic artwork from the Mughal period. This is from the beautifully decorated mosque of Wazir Khan in Lahore, Pakistan.
Museum of Islamic Art
Doha - Qatar
Typical Islamic design on a pillar from the beautifully decorated mosque of Wazir Khan in Lahore, Pakistan.
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain is one of the major legacies of Muslim rule in Spain. Such was its influence that you find loads of places named Alhambra and even Granada. Even cars: take the Seat Alhambra or the old Ford Granada.
The garden was a major ornament and recreational place in the Islamic scheme of things. From the Mughals in India (eg Shalimar Gardens in Lahore) to the Moors of Spain (eg Alhambra and Generalife in Granada). Muslims tried to recreate a sort of heaven on earth. The Arabic 'jannah' means garden or heaven.
The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded by the Mongols.
Detail of painted wall from the Islamic Centre Centre of England, Maida Vale Road, London. This place used to be a cinema and has been decorated quite tastefully in traditional Persian Islamic designs and patterns.
Islamic patterns from the Mughal era fort in Lahore, Pakistan. These are marble floor tiles near the Sheesh Mahal (Palace of the Mirrors).
Photo of Islamic Arab Spanish Moorish Portuguese Mediterranean Geometric handmade ceramic tiles from Portugal
Marbella, Spain.
Amazing art on ceramic tiles with different leave designs which is a characteristic of islamic art, not to picture living beings - weather humans or animals.
This pic is from Sayyida Zainab Mosque in Damascus.
Arabic calligraphy on small ceramic tiles then collected together.
This pic is from Sayyida Zainab Mosque in Damascus.
In Islamic architecture, charbagh refers to laying gardens to symbolise spirituality for it is believed that paradise has four rivers of water, milk, wine and honey.
Islamic Art Exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Very beautiful Arabic calligraphy at the entrance of Saida Zainab mosque in Damascus...
A true sample of Islamic Art...
Another piece of artwork on wood which could be a small gift box or a top of a coffee table.
There's a complete line of furniture with these designs manufactured in Damascus.
the islamic art and pot painting is very famous in turkish culture
This is Ayatul Kursi - The Verse of the Throne - painted by me on an ostrich egg.
Beautiful peace of islamic arch. work inside Wazir Khan Masjid. Lahore, Pakistan.
Mehrab - The Place where the Imam pray
islamic art . it´s in Offenburg - Germany.
Qatar Islamic Cultural Center
When you visit King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals ( KFUPM ) in Dhahran (Saudi Arabia) you will see this amazing Architecture in all University building
The zebra coloured pendentives and columns of the Khan of Azem Asad Ali Pasha in old Damascus. This is a remarkablely well preseved example of late Ottoman Architecture.
Zehra Gokdeniz came second to the international calligraphy competitions held in Medea (Algeria).This is amazing calligraphy!
16th century old shrine of Ameer Taimur in Tashkent
While wondering through the streets of Shiraz we came upon this deserted Islamic school shinning in the sunset light.
One of the largest bazaars in Iran.
This is the roof over the tomb of the most important Iranian poet, Hafez.
Fountain/domed monument in a park just outside the Türk-Islam Eserleri Müzesi (Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art)
Pakistan Monument - Islamabad
The design in the Islamic Calligraphy Centre in Shah Alam at the roof top.
