Architecture

Islamic architecture and designs


Perhaps the most important expression of Islamic art is architecture, particularly that of the mosque (four-iwan and hypostyle).

Through the edifices, the effect of varying cultures within Islamic civilization can be illustrated.

 The North African and Spanish Islamic architecture, for example, has Roman-Byzantine elements, as seen in the Great Mosque of Kairouan which contains marble and porphyry columns from Roman and Byzantine buildings, in the Al hambra palace at Granada, or in the an amazing Mosque of Cordoba.