It stands on a plateau above the old bazaar and is one of the most beautiful Islamic buildings in Macedonia.

Samarra, once briefly a dynastic capital, has extraordinary early Islamic buildings.

Islamic buildings in Bukhara (16th-17th century) also exhibit very sophisticated floral ornaments.

Some return even more appreciative of their own religious architecture, but others argue for more "authentic" Islamic buildings.

They left their mark with the many mosques and other Islamic buildings they constructed.

The minarets that you see in the foreground belong to two important Islamic buildings.

Islamic buildings are often decorated with tiling patterns which typically make use of several mathematical tessellations.

Surrounding the Dome of the Rock are smaller Islamic buildings built at different times.

The mezquita dates from the 10th century and is the only significant Islamic building in the Sierra.

Built in the ninth century, it is thought to be the earliest Islamic building in the country.