The Ottoman minaret, which is the standard minaret type in Türkiye and across the Balkans as well as being found in the ...

It served both as a fortress with a garrison and a pleasure palace of the Umayyad caliphate. The fresco paintings of the bath building and reception hall are unique for Islamic architecture of the ...

Medieval Andalusia is renowned for its scholars, architecture, agricultural advancements ... For several centuries, the emirate and later the caliphate of Cordoba witnessed the proliferation ...

The Umayyad Mosque was a masterpiece of early Islamic architecture, built in the eighth century when ... How could Christians take precedence over Muslims in the heart of the caliphate? The difficulty ...

who began as a scribe to the Prophet Muhammad and later founded the Umayyad Caliphate, Islam’s first hereditary dynasty. From the very first episode, the production’s ambition is clear.

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

The series highlights the story of Muawiya I, the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, which is considered the point of contention between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The Senior Scholars ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier ...