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A page from the Qur'an, possibly persian, 11th or 12th century. The illegibility was no handicap because the Qur'an was memorized by many people
Page from the Qur'an, oblong format, in kufic, typical of 10th century Iraq
Ivory box bearing an inscription in the name of a son of the caliph Abdur-Rahman III, 896
Near Aksarai, entrance to the covered hall of Sultan Han, about 1230
Detail of carved Stucco on the arch of the inner courtyard
Tin-glazed bowl from the 9th-11th century. Slip painting or carving were the ideal methods of inscribing medieval pottery to keep the sharpness of the design
The main-entrance of Ribat-i-Sharaf
The caravanseray of Ribat-i-Sharaf. It probably served as a palace and staging post for Sangar, the last of the great seljuqs
Wind-towers are characteristic of 18th and 19th century houses, but many medieval buildings in Egypt, Syria and Iraq had them too
A lock-up market, the Wakil Bazaar dates from the 18th century, but lighting, ventilation and open shops are typical also of earlier islamic markets
The Çoban Kopru (Bridge) over the river Araxes, built probably 1316-1336, but restored during the ottoman period. This is an important site at the crossroad on the route east from Erzurum to Tabriz
An intake-shaft of the Nilometer at the southern tip of the Roda Island. It was built by the abbassid caliph Al-Mutawakkil, 861-862, to measure the height of the annual flood of the Nile
Undershot vetruvian water wheels on the river Orontes at Hama, possibily built by Salah-Ed-Din 1178
The Kizil Kuli, or Red Tower. The site was an ancient stronghold refortified by the Seljuqs, 1226-1232
The roman city of Timgad, seen from the air. The nucleus is a rectangular grid (dating from 100 AD), but late 9th century additions are as irregular as in any islamic town of later times
Plan of the Round City of Al-Mansur, built in 762-767: 1) Mosque 2) Palace 3) Gate-Ways
The transformation from a main street in a hellenistic city called BERRHOEA into the suq of Aleppo: 1) Hellenistic paved way with colonades and large shops behind them 2) The shops occupy the colonade becoming smaller in the process, and even encroach upon the paved way 3) The paving stones are taken up and used for building. The public way is occupied by dwellings or shops and the road diverges along the original colonades
Aerial view of the city. Note on the top right corner the clover-leaf race track and in the centre the Great Mosque of Al-Mutawakil, began in 847
Bab Zuwaila, one of three fatimid gates to the city of Cairo built in 1087-1091. The gate was later used as the base for the two minarets of the Al-Mu'ayyad Mosque which appears in the background
Usbekistan, view of a gate and covered street lit by pierced domes, and a domed crossing which is characteristic of earlier central asian markets
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