Architecture Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Islamic architecture=== {{Main|Islamic architecture}} <gallery mode="packed"> File:Córdoba (5157827355).jpg|[[Moorish architecture]]: Grand arches of the [[Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba]] ([[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], [[Spain]]) File:20180301124354 IMG 4179And6more Interior 3.jpg|[[Persian architecture]]: The [[Jameh Mosque of Isfahan|Jameh Mosque]] in [[Isfahan]] ([[Iran]]) File:Taj Mahal, Agra, India edit2.jpg|[[Mughal architecture]]: The [[Taj Mahal]] in [[Agra]] ([[India]]) Selimiye Mosque, Dome.jpg|[[Ottoman architecture]]: The interior side view of the main dome of the [[Selimiye Mosque (Edirne)|Selimiye Mosque]] in [[Edirne]] ([[Turkey]]) </gallery> Islamic architecture began in the 7th century, incorporating architectural forms from the ancient [[Middle East]] and [[Byzantium]], but also developing features to suit the religious and social needs of the society. Examples can be found throughout the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa, the Indian Sub-continent and in parts of Europe, such as Spain, Albania, and the Balkan States, as the result of the expansion of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. <ref name="metmuseum.org-ottoman-europe">{{cite web |author1=Marika Sardar |title=Essay: The Later Ottomans and the Impact of Europe |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/otto3/hd_otto3.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |publisher=The Met |access-date=12 February 2019 |language=en |date=October 2004 |archive-date=13 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213145924/https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/otto3/hd_otto3.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="brill.com-book-Lory">{{cite book|last1=Lory|first1=Bernard|title=Entangled Histories of the Balkans – Volume Three|chapter=The Ottoman Legacy in the Balkans|chapter-url=https://brill.com/configurable/contentpage/book$002fedcoll$002f9789004290365$002fB9789004290365_006.xml|website=Entangled Histories of the Balkans – Volume Three|access-date=12 February 2019|pages=355–405|language=en|chapter-format=html / pdf|doi=10.1163/9789004290365_006|date=2015|isbn=978-9004290365|archive-date=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213064155/https://brill.com/configurable/contentpage/book$002fedcoll$002f9789004290365$002fB9789004290365_006.xml|url-status=live}}To create a sustainable construction industry - [https://sumerinnovations.com/ Sumer Innovations]</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page