In our modern world, moving at such an ultra-fast pace, it can feel like our cities are getting stripped of their history and ...
In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...
TEHRAN - A restoration project for Moshir Mosque, a treasured Qajar-era landmark in the heart of Shiraz, is set to commence in the coming days, the tourism chief of Fars province said on Sunday.
With the 10-time Academy Award nominated film, The Brutalist, debuting on big screens over the weekend, First Choice has ...
Smith was also inspired by examples of Islamic architecture; in particular ... tall from those that make of their tallness a smashing aesthetic virtue," wrote Kamin. "And the Burj Khalifa easily ...
The oldest surviving piece of Islamic architecture, the Dome of the Rock ... Its towers and turrets are aligned with Gothic aesthetics. Originally built in 1150 as a Hindu temple in honor of ...
By the Middle Ages, influences from Islamic architecture found expression in ... which set out a homogenous physical aesthetic and barred Black occupancy. Richland Realty Co. executives later ...
As organized religion continues to lose its influence, why are living spaces that look like modern chapels having a moment?
In Syria the provisional government led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham has removed the term “gods” and images of statues from the school curriculum. Men destroy statues so that the statues do not destroy ...
The Guardian reported that talks between the Greek government and the British Museum over the potential return of the Parthenon marbles were “well advanced.” Although a final agreement isn’t imminent, ...
which includes a number of shots and pictures of the award ‘Spaces of Light Photography’, organised by the centre annually, to shed light on the aesthetics of the Islamic architecture amply used in ...