Persian term for portal projecting vertically or horizontally perpendicular to the façade. 

Persian, literally meaning 'thousand weavings'. In architecture it is a surface decoration where the wall is patterned in relief with bricks that create a play of light and shadow.  

Persian for wild donkey, but also means tomb. This is why we have Gur-i Mir, or Tomb of the Amir, in Samarkand where Timur Lang is buried.  

The migration of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Madina (Yathrib) in 622 A.D., which is the first year in the Hijri calendar.  

Clepsydra. This is an old device used to tell time by measuring the regulated flow of water through an opening. 

This dynasty, of Turkic tribal origins, originated as a tribal federation established by Muhammad Khan (d. 1797 A.D.), and took power over Iran in 1796 A.D. The eighteenth century A.D. saw civil confl [..]

Glazed tiles. The name is derived from the city Kashan in Iran, which was a major centere of tile production. Tiles adorned buildings in Iran since the pre-Islamic period. In Egypt their use to decora [..]

Turkish for 'Friday Mosque' or 'Great Mosque'. 

Lterally means 'visitation', but is used to refer to a mausoleum. 

Arabic term meaning shaded area, which usually refers to the covered part of the mosque.