شاهکارها · روائع · Masterpieces
The great art of Persia and the Islamic world, from the Sasanian palace of Taq Kasra and the Dome of the Rock to Isfahan, Ottoman Istanbul and Qajar Tehran: mosques and palaces, illustrated manuscripts, carpets, metalwork and tiles from Spain to Samarkand. Each card gives the Persian, Arabic or Turkish title, who made it, when, and where to see it, with notes from Persian, Arabic and Turkish Wikipedia and museum records.
Illustrated manuscripts, painting and calligraphy, from the Blue Qur’an to Behzad and Reza Abbasi.
The mosques and palaces of the Safavid capital and its older Friday Mosque.
Sinan’s mosques, Iznik tiles and the treasures of the Topkapı Palace.
Islamic Spain and North Africa, from Córdoba to the Alhambra and Fez.
Buildings that are World Heritage Sites or part of one.