Taj Mahal est mausoleum in India, Agrae situm, quod Imperator Mongolicus Shah Jahan aedificandum curavit in memoriam uxoris eius dilectissimae, Mumtaz Mahal. Nomen aedificii, quod non est meschita, immo sepulcrum, Urdice 'diadema aedificiorum' significare videtur, sed revera est corruptio nominis
Naghsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: ميدان نقش جهان maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan), officially known as Imam Square (میدان امام), formerly known as Shah Square (میدان شاه), situated at the center of Isfahan city, Iran. It is an important historical site and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
The Fatih Mosque (Türkçe. Fatih Camii) or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic T
A Bahá'í House of Worship, sometimes referred to by its Arabic name of Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (Шаблон:ArB, 'Dawning-place of the remembrances of God'), is the designation of a place of worship, or temple, of the Bahá'í Faith. The teachings of the religion envision Houses of Worship being surrounded
The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek temple complex located in the broad Al-biqā (Bekaa Valley), Lebanon. The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. This monument
Templum Iovis Olympii sive templum Olympium Athenis fuit unum ex Graeciae antiquae templis maximum. A saeculo sexto a.C.n. repetit, ultimam formam Hadriano imperatori debet. Templum Iovis Olympii circiter 500 m ab Acropoli in orientem situm est.
Templum Hephaesti (Graece Ἡφαιστεῖον; Neograece Ναός Ηφαίστου) est templum Graecum Athenis situm, apud Forum antiquum Athenarum positum. Eodem modo nomen dicit templum Hephaesti dei Graeci esse. Anno 449 a.C.n. aedificari coepit et anno 415 confectum est. Quamquam templum antiquum est, iam conse
Pantheon est clarissimum aedificium quod Romae remanet in usu continuo ex antiquitate. Ab Agrippa primo anno 27 a.C.n. aedificatum, deinde incendio anno 80 consumptum, postea ab Hadriano anno 125 restitutum est. Usque ad saeculum vigesimum Pantheonis fornex fuit convexum aedificatum maximum.
The Temple of All Religions (Russian: Храм всех религий, Tatar: Барлык диннәр гыйбәдәтханәсе) or the Universal Temple (Russian: Вселенский храм) is a unique architectural complex in the Staroye Arakchino Microdistrict of Kazan, Russia. It consists of several types of religious architecture in
Alanya Castle (Alanya Kalesi) is a medieval castle in the southern Turkish city of Alanya. Most of the castle was built in the 13th century under the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm following the city's conquest in 1220 by Alaeddin Keykubad I as part of a building campaign that included the Kızıl Kule. Th
The Giralda is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville in Seville, Spain, one of the largest churches in the world and an outstanding example of the Gothic and Baroque architectural styles. The tower's first two-thirds is a former Almohad minaret which, when built, was the tallest tower in the
The Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa in Sri Lanka, considered a marvel for its architectural qualities and sacred to many Buddhists all over the world. It was built by King Dutugemunu, who became lord of all Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King Elara, was defeated. It is also known as Mahathupa,
The Shwedagon Pagoda (Burmese: ; MLCTS: hrwe ti. gum. bhu. ra:; IPA: ]), officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw (]), also known as the Golden Pagoda, is a 98-metre (approx. 321.5 feet) gilded stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus
The Blue Mosque (فارسی. مسجد کبود Masjed-e Kabud, azərbaycanca. گؤی مسجید Göy məscid)is a famous historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu.