1. Islamic Art

2. Architecture
Mosques (Islamic churches), palaces, and mausoleums (burial place) are the major types of architecture
They created elaborate decorations using gold and mosaics all over floors and walls in their buildings

3. These were simple structures with a lot of space for people to worship
Mosques
These were simple structures with a lot of space for people to worship

4. Great Mosque of Damascus in Syria

5. Open space for people to pray

7. The Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq
Marked by a spiral minaret 171 feet high
From here someone would call for prayer 5 times daily

8. Mosque of Cordoba in Spain
Known for its forest of columns

9. Outside the mosque
There would be a pulpit from which prayers would be led
This is an example of an Islamic prayer

10. Palaces

11. Mshatta in Jordan
What remains shows lavish decorations with rosettes and floral interlace

12. Alhambra Palace in Spain
Court of the Lions

13. Islamic Mosaics

14. Arabic Calligraphy

15. Manuscript Art