http://i-cias.com/e.o/mosque.htm - http://i-cias.com/e.o/mosque.htm
Tore Kjeilen explains the significance of the mosque to Muslims, its history, development and use, in an article for the Encyclopaedia of the Orient. |
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/mosque.html - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/mosque.html
Great Buildings Online provides images and information on famous mosques in Turkey, Syria and North Africa. |
Islamic Architecture Tutorial - http://gallery.sjsu.edu/IslamicTutorial/
An on-line tutorial from San Jose State University focussed on the architecture of the Ottoman Empire, and other buildings with great significance in Islam, organized on a timeline. |
Mosque of Amr Ibn El-As - http://touregypt.net/AmrIbnMosque.htm
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry provides an illustrated history and description of the oldest mosque in Egypt, founded in 642 AD and rebuilt several times subsequently. |
Mosques Around the World - http://www.islamicity.com/Culture/Mosques/
IslamiCity presents photographs of outstanding mosques, both historic and modern, arranged by continent. |
Saigon's Mosque - http://www.angelfire.com/vt/vietnamesemuslims/saimosq.html
Photographs and brief history of this mosque built in 1935 by Indian Muslim traders. |
Sinan Mosques in Istanbul - http://newmanservices.com/turkey/sinan.asp
Chuck Newman's photographs of his tour around the mosques designed by the famed 16th-century architect. |
Wikipedia: Great Mosque of Djenné - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Djenn%C3%A9
Information on the world's largest mud-brick building, in Mali. Sections on its history, design and significance, plus pictures. |
Wikipedia: Suleiman Mosque - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleymaniye_Mosque
Illustrated history and description from the online collaborative encyclopedia of this grand mosque in Istanbul, built on the order of Suleiman I to a design by Sinan which reflected the nearby Hagia Sophia. |