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Mosque Plans (Hypostyle, Four-Iwan, Central Plan)

Kaaba in the Mosque, Mecca

View of the Kaaba surrounded by worshippers, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex (Alai Darvaza, Qutb Minar and prayer hall), Delhi, 12th-14th c.

View from East of screen in front of prayer hall, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Aibek (original) phase, 1198

Screen of corbeled arches, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, 1198

Corbeled and round arches

Cloister, Mosque of Quwwat al-Islam, Old Delhi, 1193

Pillars in side arcade, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Iltutmish phase, 1223-29

Detail, Interior arcades with reused Hindu and Jain columns, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Aibek (original) phase, b. 1193

Detail, reused double temple pillars, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, Delhi, 1192-6

Mihrab in the tomb of Sultan Iltutmish, Delhi, 1236

Detail, Mihrab (prayer niche), Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Iltutmish phase, 1223-29

Detail, Calligraphic bands on screen, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, Delhi, 1198

Qutb Minar, next to the Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, Delhi, 13th c.

General view of the Qutb Minar next to the Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, Delhi, marble and red sandstone, 13th c.

Detail, Calligraphy, first story, Qutb Minar, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, 13th c.

Detail, Upper two stories, Qutb Minar, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Tughlug or Lodi period, 13th c.

Detail, Third story, Qutb Minar, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Iltutmish period, 13th c.

Exterior detail, Entrance, Alai Darvaza, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Mughal period, completed 1311

Detail, Windows, Alai Darwaza, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Khalji period, completed 1311

Detail, Calligraphy, Alai Darwaza, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Khalji period, completed 1311

General view, Tughlugabad Fort, Tuglug period, 1320-25

Detail, Gateway, Tomb of Ghivas ud-din Tughlug, Tughlugabad Fort, Tuglug period, 1320-25

Kotla (citadel) Firuz Shah ruins with Ashokan pillar(c. 250 BC), Delhi, 1351-88

Tomb of Muhammad Shah Lodi, Lodi Gardens, Delhi, 1434-44