Islamic architecture

E82842
architectural style artistic movement cultural tradition

Islamic architecture is a rich architectural tradition of the Islamic world characterized by features such as domes, minarets, courtyards, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, and calligraphy, seen in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and other structures across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.

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Label Occurrences
Islamic architecture canonical 68
Mamluk architecture 3
Islamic architectural heritage 1

Statements (101)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
artistic movement ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ
developedFrom early Islamic religious architecture GENERATED ⓘ
hasBuildingType bathhouse (hammam) GENERATED ⓘ
bazaars and covered markets GENERATED ⓘ
caravanserai GENERATED ⓘ
fortress GENERATED ⓘ
khanqah or Sufi lodge GENERATED ⓘ
madrasa GENERATED ⓘ
mausoleum GENERATED ⓘ
mosque GENERATED ⓘ
palace GENERATED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic aniconic decoration emphasis GENERATED ⓘ
arabesque decoration GENERATED ⓘ
axial symmetry GENERATED ⓘ
calligraphic decoration GENERATED ⓘ
carved woodwork GENERATED ⓘ
complex vaulting systems GENERATED ⓘ
courtyard arcades GENERATED ⓘ
courtyard gardens GENERATED ⓘ
courtyard-centered plans GENERATED ⓘ
courtyards GENERATED ⓘ
decorative brickwork GENERATED ⓘ
domed mausoleums GENERATED ⓘ
domes GENERATED ⓘ
double-shell domes GENERATED ⓘ
horseshoe arches GENERATED ⓘ
hypostyle halls GENERATED ⓘ
inscription bands GENERATED ⓘ
intricate geometric decoration GENERATED ⓘ
iwans GENERATED ⓘ
large prayer halls GENERATED ⓘ
mihrabs GENERATED ⓘ
minarets GENERATED ⓘ
minbars GENERATED ⓘ
muqarnas GENERATED ⓘ
non-figurative ornament GENERATED ⓘ
ornamental tilework GENERATED ⓘ
pendentives GENERATED ⓘ
pointed arches GENERATED ⓘ
polychrome stonework GENERATED ⓘ
qibla walls GENERATED ⓘ
repetition of modular units GENERATED ⓘ
ribbed domes GENERATED ⓘ
screened windows (mashrabiya) GENERATED ⓘ
squinches GENERATED ⓘ
stucco decoration GENERATED ⓘ
use of light and shadow GENERATED ⓘ
use of water features GENERATED ⓘ
hasDesignPrinciple emphasis on interior space over exterior massing GENERATED ⓘ
hierarchical spatial organization GENERATED ⓘ
integration of religious and civic functions GENERATED ⓘ
orientation toward qibla GENERATED ⓘ
symbolic use of geometry GENERATED ⓘ
use of proportional systems GENERATED ⓘ
hasDomain Islamic world GENERATED ⓘ
hasMaterial brick GENERATED ⓘ
ceramic tiles GENERATED ⓘ
marble GENERATED ⓘ
stone GENERATED ⓘ
stucco GENERATED ⓘ
wood GENERATED ⓘ
hasPeriod Abbasid period GENERATED ⓘ
Fatimid period GENERATED ⓘ
Mamluk period GENERATED ⓘ
Mughal period GENERATED ⓘ
Ottoman period GENERATED ⓘ
Safavid period GENERATED ⓘ
Seljuk period GENERATED ⓘ
Umayyad period GENERATED ⓘ
modern and contemporary period GENERATED ⓘ
hasRegion Anatolia GENERATED ⓘ
Central Asia GENERATED ⓘ
East Africa GENERATED ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula GENERATED ⓘ
Iran GENERATED ⓘ
Middle East GENERATED ⓘ
North Africa GENERATED ⓘ
South Asia GENERATED ⓘ
Southeast Asia GENERATED ⓘ
the Maghreb GENERATED ⓘ
influenced Indo-Islamic architecture GENERATED ⓘ
Moorish architecture GENERATED ⓘ
Mughal architecture GENERATED ⓘ
Ottoman architecture GENERATED ⓘ
Persianate architecture GENERATED ⓘ
modern mosque architecture GENERATED ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine architecture GENERATED ⓘ
Late Antique architecture GENERATED ⓘ
Sasanian architecture GENERATED ⓘ
local vernacular traditions GENERATED ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabian architecture GENERATED ⓘ
relatedTo Islamic art GENERATED ⓘ
Islamic calligraphy GENERATED ⓘ
Islamic decorative arts GENERATED ⓘ
usedFor burial and commemoration GENERATED ⓘ
commerce GENERATED ⓘ
education GENERATED ⓘ
religious worship GENERATED ⓘ
royal residence GENERATED ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Byzantine architecture → influenced → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture → influencedBy → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Citadel of Qaitbay → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mamluk architecture
Cairo Citadel → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Sanaʽa → hasArchitectureStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Islamic art → includesForm → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Islamic art → relatedConcept → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Mizab al-Rahmah → heritageContext → Islamic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: IslamicSacredArchitecture
Masjid al-Qiblatayn → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Kasbah of the Udayas → hasArchitecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Casbah → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Casbah of Algiers
Tripoli → knownFor → Islamic architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Tripoli (Lebanon)
this entity surface form: Mamluk architecture
Tripoli → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Tripoli (Lebanon)
this entity surface form: Mamluk architecture
Mughal architecture → hasInfluenceFrom → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Isfahan → hasArchitecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Qibli Mosque building → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Seif Palace → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Fes el-Jdid → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Caravanserai → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Rabati Fortress → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Persia → culturalInfluenceOn → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Tomb of Hafez → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Islam in Egypt → hasCulturalElement → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Rajput architecture → influencedBy → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Bahia Palace → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Ottoman Revival architecture → influencedBy → Islamic architecture ⓘ
muqarnas → usedIn → Islamic architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Muqarnas
Makli Necropolis → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Alcázar of the Umayyads → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Gayer-Anderson Museum → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Bakhchisaray → hasArchitectureStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Masjid Namirah → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Nasrid dynasty → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Islamic Civilization Park → hasTheme → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Heri es-Souani → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Great Mosque of Kufa → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Bab Ftouh → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Bab Guissa → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Sultaniyya → influencedBy → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Andalusian architecture → influencedBy → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Saffarin Madrasa → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Bab Mansour → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Lluís Domènech i Montaner → influencedBy → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Dar al-Khilafa palace complex → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Marid Castle → hasArchitecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
medieval Spain → hasCulturalFeature → Islamic architecture ⓘ
National Mosque → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Po-i-Kalyan complex → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Kalyan Minaret → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ
Yakutiye Medrese → architecturalStyle → Islamic architecture ⓘ