Islam

An eclectic and whimsical building, the product of its creator’s imagination.

This well-preserved Ottoman-era Cairene mansion hosts a facinating archive of Egyptian architecure, from the pharaohs and sultans to the modern day.

This shrine is abandoned, virtually unknown, and dedicated to a Sufi mystic shrouded in mystery.

The world's northernmost Islamic garden is in the chilly climate of Canada.

This 13th-century UNESCO-listed "lion's house" mosque is named after a repurposed lion sculpture.

Sprawling archeological site of an 8th-century Islamic castle.

The founding place and chief symbol of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam.

A hilltop fortress full of tombs, including one for legendary hero Seyyid Battal Gazi.

A stunning basket-shaped oasis supplies water to one of Tunisia's holiest cities.

This tilted minaret and mosque are a feat of modern engineering.

For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.

Hundreds of medieval Islamic gravestones decorate the mountainous landscape in the largest cemetery in Turkey.

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.

This mosque was built overnight as an act of defiance against the British colonial authorities.

This grandiose staircase was part of the revival of a medieval Spanish architectural style combining Christian and Islamic influences.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.