Kairouan

31 07, 2017

Pisa – the Duomo – medieval Italy

By |2017-07-31T09:36:31-07:00July 31st, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Pisa – the Duomo – medieval Italy

Cathedral of Pisa (the Duomo) This is the cathedral of medieval Pisa, in Italy. The architects built the cathedral in the Romanesque style around 1064 AD. The rounded arches are typical of the Romanesque style. So is the [...]

23 07, 2017

Umayyad architecture – Islam

By |2017-07-23T08:21:29-07:00July 23rd, 2017|Africa, Architecture, Islam, West Asia|Comments Off on Umayyad architecture – Islam

Dome of the Rock mosque, Jerusalem People didn't build a lot of new buildings during the Umayyad period. They were busy getting organized after the Islamic conquests, and the Umayyad dynasty didn't [...]

23 07, 2017

Kairouan Mosque – Islamic architecture

By |2019-10-21T21:08:32-07:00July 23rd, 2017|Africa, Architecture, Islam, Religion|Comments Off on Kairouan Mosque – Islamic architecture

Kairouan mosque - the courtyard When was the Great Mosque at Kairouan built? The Islamic governors of Tunisia built the Great Mosque at Kairouan in the 800s AD, in the time [...]

22 07, 2017

Islamic architecture – History

By |2019-09-30T05:59:38-07:00July 22nd, 2017|Africa, Architecture, Islam, West Asia|Comments Off on Islamic architecture – History

Kairouan (about 800 AD) The first Islamic buildings Greek architects designed the first buildings in the new Islamic Empire. They had already been living in the area when the Arabs conquered it. Because [...]

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