Surf these sites: Architecture of Isfahan -- Beautiful photography enhances this tour around the Iranian city notable for the Grand Mosque and other buildings around the Great Square, a World Heritage site. By Thomas Rochford of Anglia Polytechnic University. Architecture of Islam -- Images of the Madrasah of Sultan Hasan and Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo, Egypt; Mushatta, near Amman, Jordan; Madrasah al-`Attarin, Fez, Morocco, Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain; Alhambra, Granada, Spain; and Great Mosque Damascus, Syria from ArtServe. Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem -- Plan, photographs and history by John Abela of the church founded by the Emperor Constantine the Great on the site of the Crucifixion and entombment of Jesus, provided by the Franciscans and Christusrex. Bauhaus Architecture in Tel Aviv -- A street plan and 1930s photographs, presented by InterArtIsrael. Chagall Windows, Jerusalem -- The Synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center (1962) has stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall. Expandable thumbnail photographs with commentary. Churches of Jerusalem -- Outline and beautiful sample pictures from the book ''Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem'' by Aviva Bar-Am, former Jerusalem Post correspondent. Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem -- The first Muslim masterpiece is lyrically described and discussed by Roger Garaudy in the electronic version of an article from ''The American Muslim''. Photographs few but beautiful. Islamic Architecture -- An overview and discussion of specific topics and sites. Part of the popular Islamic and Arabic Arts and Architecture web-site, created by graduates of Ohio State University. Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures -- Overview of a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Prof. Nasser Rabbat. Illustrated outline history of Islamic architecture. Tel Aviv as an Outdoor Museum of Architecture -- Tel Aviv Insider presents a survey of the state of Bauhaus and eclectic structures in Tel Aviv, including preservation efforts and photographs. The Dome of the Rock: the Atypical Mosque -- This article is about the Dome of the Rock and the ways in which it does not fit the description of the typical mosque. It discusses the elements which were borrowed from other architectural traditions. The New Jerusalem Mosaic -- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers a readable history of the city by period, with a map for each and photographs and information on surviving historic buildings. English and Hebrew versions available.
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