ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
By Elizabeth Stamp
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| Mosques: The 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship (Assouline, $895), author Bernard O’Kane, a Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at the American University in Cairo |
To find some of the most spectacular architecture in the world, you don’t need to look farther than houses of worship. These spiritual structures represent the greatest achievements in art, design, and architecture throughout history. In the forthcoming volume Mosques:
The 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship (Assouline, $895), author Bernard O’Kane, a Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at the American University in Cairo, looks at the some of the most important sites in the Islamic faith and the innovations that developed through centuries of mosque design. [
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| Al-Azhar Mosque (Cairo) |
