 Islamic 785 AD The most striking features of this mosque are its striped arches. Source: Political Information Net |  Umayyads/Islam 691-2 AD Dome of the Rock is considered to be "the first great monument of Islamic Art", according to Marilyn Stokstad, and its magnificence was perfected by modern art styles from about a thousand years after its orginal creation. Source: Sacred Destinations |  Umayyads/Islam 691-2 AD This is an upclose image of the Dome of the Rock and its "magnificent tilework done by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1545." Source: Sacred Destinations |
 Umayyad Caliph al-Walid/Islamic 708-715 AD This used to be a Roman temple before it was transformed into the mosque it is today. Source: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History |  Umayyads/Islam 836-75 AD This mosque in Tunisia is "the oldest Muslim place of worship in Africa" Source: Great Mosque of Kairouan |  Umayyads/Islam 743 AD This band is 16 feet high, it's a very long structure, and it compacted with detailed high relief carvings. Source: World Architecture Images |
 Umayyad Caliph al-Walid/Islamic Umayyad Dynasty (712-715 AD) This Umayyad Palace has survived over a thousand years and still withholds murals of its ancient arts. Source: West Semitic Research Project |  Umayyad Caliph al-Walid/Islamic Umayyad Dynasty (712-715 AD) This is an upclose image of the mural within the Quasayr 'Amra. Source: West Semitic Research Project |  Islam 11th-12th century On the left is a "cast bronze" Umayyad Art that is compared to another candleholder of Sassanid Art based on sophistication of art details. Source: Stars in Symmetry |
 Islam Estimated to first half of the 8th century Calligraphy is found on just about any surfaces of Umayyad Art and this is a perfect example. Source: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History |  Islam About 700 AD This is another bronze artwork that is suspected to have a function as part of a "lamp or an incense burner." Source: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History |  Islam 8th century A cloth made out of wool in a style influenced by "Sasanian art in Iran." Source: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History |
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