Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art ...

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Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

Jeddah has a central place in Islam. As the gateway to Makkah, the birthplace of Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, the city has been a welcoming port to Muslim pilgrims for centuries. It has also been a ...

It was built as a Christian church by emperor Justinian I in 537, but it now serves as a mosque. Two spiraling ... is the genius behind the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, a saucer-shaped ...

Giant hydraulic umbrellas also decorate the exterior, for use if there are too many in ... is a completely modern building with none of the characteristics of traditional mosques. It features ...

The paintings are often large in scale, almost cinematic in effect, the imagery confrontational, packing a punch, 120 works, now at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston by artist Vincent Valdez.

These had the additional purpose of signifying the function of the building as a mosque and were used by rulers and benefactors to elevate its grandeur. In contemporary times, mosques are not ...