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Walk this pathway
6steps · 30min · newcomer · student
The Haram
Kaaba, Maqam, Hijr: the mother of mosques.
The Prophet's
Qibla, prayer, pulpit and Rawda.
Al-Aqsa
The Night Journey's station.
The Umayyad
Damascus 715: Islam's first architectural school.
Cordoba
The forest of columns: the West's congregational mosque.
Al-Azhar and Sulaymaniyya
Cairo teaches and Istanbul builds.
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Overview
A path through landmarks of Islamic architecture: the Haram, the Prophet ﷺ's mosque and al-Aqsa, the Umayyad mosque, Cordoba, al-Azhar and the Suleymaniye. A city of mosques.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Great Mosques”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-great-mosques/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.