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Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali
The Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali. Built in the early 20th century CE on the site of an older mosque, the building uses the materials (banco) and design used for a millennium going back at least to the Mali Empire (1240-1645 CE).

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Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu
The Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali. The mosque, made from pounded earth and wood, was built in the late 1100s CE.

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Prophetic Mosque in Medina, Ottoman Era
A 19th Century CE drawing of the Mosque of the Prophet (Arabic: Al-Masjid an-Nabawī) in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The Mosque of the Prophet was originally founded in 622 CE by Prophet Muhammad, and underwent numerous expansions and renovations...

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Badshahi Mosque
Badshahi mosque, built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707 CE) in 1673-74 CE, in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Gates of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina
Photo of the inscription on the gates of the Mosque of the Prophet (Arabic: Al-Masjid an-Nabawī) in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The inscription has the name of Prophet Muhammad, followed by his title "the apostle of God". A black vignette has...

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Shah Mosque
Decorative muqarnas vaulting in the iwan entrance to the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran.

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Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan
The ceiling of the entrance of the Agha Bozorg Mosque in Kashan, Iran.

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Fountain, Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque Complex
The fountain in the courtyard of Al-Qarawiyyin mosque complex, Fez, Morocco.

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View of Mecca and the Sacred Mosque, 1900
The Islamic holy city of Mecca with the Holy Mosque of Ka'aba, illustration from Arabia: The Cradle of Islam by Samuel Zwemer, New York, 1900.

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Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, Homs
Khaled ibn al-Waleed Mosque, Homs, Syria