mosques

Built in the 7th century, this beautiful blue-and-gold shrine houses the rock from which the Prophet took his Night Journey into heaven. The rock is also associated with Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible.

Built over the tomb of a 13th-century Spanish Sufi saint, this 18th-century mosque topped with lacy domes is considered the most beautiful in Alexandria.

The 12th-century brick Kalon Minaret is one of the most impressive monuments in Bukhara and it can be climbed for fine views. Next to it is the 16th-century Kalon Mosque, built on the site of an earlier mosque.

The Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Famagusta was built in a pure High Gothic style in the 14th century and later gently transformed into a mosque.

The Isabey Mosque was built in 1375 at the direction of the Emir of Aydin. It incorporates columns and stones recycled from the ruins of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis.

This pink marble mosque was built in 1922 to honor the North African countries that had helped France during WW I. It is decorated with mosaics, wood carvings and wrought iron brought from Morocco.

This mosque was built in the 19th century and rebuilt in 1954.