The dome of the Mihrimah Mosque in Turkey is almost entirely pierced with windows. This design would make the Capitol building very bright and airy, but the governor is not interested in a dome ...

THE world’s biggest shopping centre takes up a whopping 395 acres and has a sprawling cinema complex, a theme park and even a ...

Now, don't let your brain spiral, this mosque in Tanjung Bungah, Penang isn't actually floating. It just messes with your eyes a bit because it's built on concrete ... your usual domes and ...

A dozen laborers bustle about the courtyard, which is filled with broken pillars and chunks of concrete bristling ... the delicate turquoise dome of the Blue Mosque, bathed in fluorescent light ...

This has been done through crafted dome roofs, technical arches and hundreds ... For the locals and travelling Muslims the mosque within the grounds is one of the holiest experiences in Iran.

Traditionally, religious architecture embraces monumentality and grandeur: soaring cathedral ceilings, intricately detailed mosque domes, ornate temple facades ... of the immersion bath via an ...

Not long ago, Iraq was viewed as a kind of hell on Earth. But the country has recovered its stability, and the government is working hard to attract visitors. An NZZ reporter travels from Baghdad to ...

As Andrea remarked, “what Orban says, goes.” He cleared Budapest of beggars. My favourite stop was Matthias Church (also ...

Those who strayed into Baghdad usually stayed behind huge concrete protective walls ... Imad Najim watches over the large mosque from his office. He is responsible for security, says the young ...