Islamic Architecture

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Wikipedia page about Islamic architecture

Islamic Architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day. What today is known as Islamic Architecture was influenced by ancient structures that have already existed in Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Mesopotamian and Persian lands which the Muslims conquered in the 7th and 8th centuries. Further east, it was also influenced by Chinese and Hindu architecture as Islam spread to Indonesia. The principal Islamic architectural types are: the Mosque, the Tomb, the Palace and the Fort. From these four types, the vocabulary of Islamic architecture is derived and used for buildings of less importance such as public baths, fountains and domestic architecture.