A collection of hypnotizing and charming mosques

In mosques, it is forbidden to depict figures of people and animals. The main element of Islamic architects - abstract patterns and geometric shapes. And only here they can be extraordinarily beautiful.

The mosque serves as a gathering place for Muslims to perform collective prayers. In addition, these are places for people to gather, learn the basics of the Islamic religion, etc.

The first mosque was the Kaaba. After it was built Al-Aqsa Mosque in Quds. These two mosques, as well as the mosque of the Prophet in Medina, are places of Muslim pilgrimage. In the early years of the birth of Islam, Muslims prayed in specially designated places and buildings in remote areas of Mecca. Then the center of the Muslim community of Mecca was the house of al-Arqam.

Mosques of the Muslim world are the most sophisticated and elegant example of architecture ever created by man. They are so multifaceted that it is almost impossible to fully reveal their philosophy.

The author of this collection decided to focus on the ceilings and arches of mosques. Strictly speaking, the fact that believers see, turning their eyes to heaven. They are an incredible combination of mathematics and geometry with Islamic architecture and the Arab world in general.

Iran, Egypt, the UAE are famous for their incredible collections of mosques. Although these masterpieces are located around the world. And all of them for many centuries continue to reveal the wonderful world of Islamic architecture.