Mosque

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Revisit: Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles

Built as a church and repurposed during its 1,500‑year history as a mosque, a museum and now a mosque once more, the Hagia Sophia is a mirror to political tumult

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Revisit: Dar al Islam centre in Abiquiú, United States by Hassan Fathy

Based on Nubian architecture, Hassan Fathy’s mosque‑madrasa in New Mexico has been diminished by a recent, less subtle, addition

Islamic religious and cultural centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia by Bevk Perović Arhitekti

Beacon of reflection: Islamic religious and cultural centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia by Bevk Perović Arhitekti
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Customs made: Hikma religious and secular complex in Dandaji, Niger by Atelier Masōmī
Al Islah Singapore Formwerkz02

Formwerkz Architects’ Al-Islah mosque: ‘Changing with the world while keeping fundamental’

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Juma Mosque John McAslan and Partners1

‘John McAslan and Partners’ Jumaa Mosque imparts a cultural authenticity’
Index

Profession of Faith: Mosque in Sancaklar, Turkey by Emre Arolat Architects
The London Central Mosque Gibberd

Gibberd’s London Central Mosque
Mosques of TamerlaneINDEX

Shah-Zindeh mosque in Turkestan

Essays on faith, death, and sacred space

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