Şakirin Mosque

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

An Ottoman-era mosque looking over the Black Sea.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

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

A station imagined at the speed of light, where familiar fixtures slip out of place.