Konya as a Turkish city with a history stretching back to the early Seljuk era has a wide variety of striking minaret styles, ...

One of the most important Ottoman mosques in Bosnia Herzegovina will be ... from the Islamic Union of Bosnia Herzegovina. The small Balkan country, which survived massive shelling during the ...

Nestled within Istanbul's historic Fatih district by the Golden Horn, Istanbul University and the Grand Bazaar, Süleymaniye Mosque is considered one of the city's most impressive Ottoman mosques.

Yet in these accounts of Istanbul, rooted firmly in the post-Ottoman Republican era, the city’s mosques play the part of an obliging supporting character at best, and the haggard remnant of an ...

lasted another millennium until the Turkish Ottoman Empire captured Athens in 1458. The new Muslim rulers converted the Parthenon to a mosque, but according to written accounts from the mid-1600s ...

Its Ottoman design was influenced by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, more commonly known as ... dome is surrounded by several half ...

I went to Halbouni Mosque, near the historic center of Damascus, for Tarawih prayers. The streets were pitch dark, as the city experiences frequent power cuts at night. When I arrived, I found the ...

Inspired by the rich heritage of Ottoman art, the mosque's design reflects a harmonious blend of tradition and contemporary architectural elements. Spanning an impressive 5,021.31 square metres ...

Al Bidya Mosque, also known as the Ottoman Mosque, dates back to roughly ... it's also plainly designed with decorative dentate carvings and small openings to allow for light and air to enter.