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Minarets of several traditions stand side by side on a shared ground line, from a Mamluk tiered tower to an Ottoman pencil minaret and a North African square tower.
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No. 14 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeMinarets of several traditions stand side by side on a shared ground line, from a Mamluk tiered tower to an Ottoman pencil minaret and a North African square tower.

What it meansMinaret forms vary widely by region, from the slender Ottoman shaft with balconies to the square Maghrebi tower and the tapering brick minarets of Central Asia.

Where it worksA tall, rhythmic piece for a hallway or beside a doorway.

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An Ottoman mosque at night with lit windows, a crescent moon and strings of lamps hung between its minarets.NightNo. 15
A striped stone archway frames a view across a paved courtyard and fountain to a domed mosque beyond.CourtyardNo. 16
A pared-back geometric composition of a domed mosque: a blue half-circle, stepped quarter-circles and two needle minarets beside a peach sun.Half-DomesNo. 17
A single dome and minaret in deep violet silhouette against a large peach sun cut by horizontal bands.SunriseNo. 18
A repeating pattern of pointed niches on deep night blue, each framing a small domed mosque, with gold stars between.PatternNo. 19
An architectural drawing of a ribbed dome, half in coloured elevation and half in section, showing its double shell with a plan alongside.SectionNo. 20
An Ottoman mosque in elevation: a lead-grey central dome carried down through half-domes and smaller domes, framed by pencil minarets against a low peach sun.CascadeNo. 1
A pink stone dome carved with zigzag chevrons rises from a windowed drum, beside a tiered minaret, under a turquoise sky.ChevronNo. 2

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