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Alhambra
13th–14th century
Nasrid dynasty
Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada, Spain
Early Islamic
Al-Azhar Mosque
Founded 972 CE
Fatimid Caliphate
Al-Azhar Mosque, El-Darb El-Ahmar, Cairo Governorate 4292040, Egypt
Early Islamic
The Blue Qur’an
c. 900 CE
Unknown
Originally from North Africa or Abbasid Iraq; now in museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA) and British Library (London, UK)
Early Islamic
Great Mosque of Samarra
Completed 851 CE
Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil
Malwiya Mosque, Samarra, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Early Islamic
Great Mosque of CĂłrdoba
Started 785 CE, expanded until 987 CE
Abd al-Rahman I and successors
Calle Cardenal Herrero, 1, 14003 CĂłrdoba, Spain
Early Islamic
Great Mosque of Damascus
Completed 715 CE
Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I
Al-Jami' al-Umawi, Damascus, Syria
Early Islamic
Dome of the Rock
Late 7th century
Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik (commissioned)
Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Old City, Israel/Palestine
Early Islamic
Mosque of al-Haram (Kaaba)
Original 7th century; expanded later
Prophet Muhammad (original), later expansions by various rulers
Masjid al-Haram, Al Haram, Mecca 24231, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
Early Islamic
Prophet's Mosque
622 CE, expanded through centuries
Prophet Muhammad (original), expanded by later rulers
Al Masjid an-Nabawi, Al Haram, Medina 42311, Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia
Early Islamic