The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan is right across the street from the 19th Century Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Salah Al-Din ...

Its centerpiece, a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk ... rivaled the great mosque in Mecca — the holiest in all Islam. More than 20,000 ceramic tiles with exquisite floral and geometric motifs ...

Built in 876AD, it is the oldest and arguably the most beautiful mosque in Egypt, with 2.5 acres of pointed ... The house is a treasure trove of furniture, tiles, antiques and textiles.

In 1996, the Waqf converted the area into a prayer hall, adding floor tiles and electric lighting. The Muslim authorities claimed the new site—named the El-Marwani Mosque—was needed to ...

Clearly seen from the sea, it became an important pilgrim site for Muslims from Egypt and Morocco crossing ... while many smaller mosques lace the northern and southern ends. Decorated with marble ...

The decorative art of the Sri Sendayan Mosque combines elements from Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, and China. Among the unique features are the wood carvings on the walls of the prayer hall, the gold ...

Hidden Gem: Filter, unknown maker, 1000-1200, made in Egypt, Museum no. C ... When Shahed designed the Hackney Road Mosque in 2014, these tiles inspired the form of the façade. The mosque was ...

It was converted into a mosque in the 7th century ... It had a resplendent reception area with a patchwork of tiles and stones salvaged from old Gazan homes. The owner's private collection ...

A man punches white clay into a mould then peels out a tile of beautiful ... of-pearl inlay was an Ancient Egyptian trick to prettify poor wood. Behind Al Azhar mosque, Mohamed ‘Mimi’ Amin ...

The architecture of this mosque is made with specially ordered materials including wood carvings on the walls and the use of tile blocks as walls near the pulpit. The interior of the main dome is ...

“Çinili” means “tiled” in Turkish, highlighting the hamam’s most prominent interior design feature; the bathouse was once covered in thousands of bright blue Iznik tiles. Open for five ...