50+ Mesmerizing Mosque Ceilings That Highlight The Wonders Of Islamic Architecture

Mosques throughout the Muslim world have some of the most intricate and exquisite architecture ever created by mankind. There’s too much amazing architecture in them to cover in just one post, so we decided to focus simply on the mosque’s ceilings – something the faithful might see when they look up to the heavens.

These images show just how heavily mathematics and geometry featured into Islamic architecture in the Arab world and elsewhere. The repeating perfect spirals and geometric forms are reminiscent of the intricate mandalas found in Buddhist art as well.

Iran is known for its extraordinary collection of stunning mosques, which we wrote about here, but there are beautiful mosques elsewhere as well. We’d love to see your photos of amazing mosque ceilings submitted below and invite you to vote for your favorites!

1. Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom, Iran source 2. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 3. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 4. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 5. Sheikh Lutf Allah Mosque,Isfahan, Iran source 6. Vakil Mosque, Shiraz source 7. Shah Mosque , Isfahan, Iran source 8. Jalil Khayat Mosque, Arbil, Iraq source 9. Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates source 10. Taj Mahal Mosque Ceiling source 11. Grand Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran source 12. Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan source 13. Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom, Iran source 14. Al Soltan Qalawoon Mosque, Cairo, Egypt source 15. Shiraz, Iran source 16. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 17. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 18. Sheikh Lutf Allah Mosque,Isfahan, Iran source 19. Bahaud-Din Naqshband Mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan source 20. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 21. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 22. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 23. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran source 24. Selimiye, Edirne- Turkey 25. Sheikh Lutf Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran source 26. Ali Ibn (ebne) Hazem Holly Shrine. Shiraz, Iran 27. Jame Mosque of Yazd, Yazd, Iran source 28. Mihrab Dome, Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain source 29. Dom Of The Rock Mosque, Jerusalem, Palestine source 30. Alahambra, Granada, Spain – Liba Ws 31. Registan, Uzbekistan source 32. Imam Khomeini Mosque, Isfahan, Iran source 33. Iranian Mosque source 34. Blue Mosque, Turkey 35. Magic Mihrab source 36. Land Of Colours ( The Nasir Al-mulk Mosque Or Pink Mosque ) source 37. Shiraz, Iran source 38. Mosque In Morocco source 39. Tori Kori Madrasah, Samarkand 40. The Arch At The Entrance Of Temur’s Mausoleum In Samarkand, Uzbekistan 41. Bahrain Mosque source 42. Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, Uae 43. Iran Yazd Jama Mosque 44. Iran Isfahan Shikh Lotfollah Mosque 45. Ruhobod Mosque, Samarkand source 46. Amman, Jordan source 47. Cairo, Egypt source 48. Keyseri Mosque, Gorazde – Bosnia And Herzegovina 49. The Ceiling Inside The Mausoleum Of Amir Taimur, Samarkand, Uzbekistan 50. Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatha, Pakistan. source 51. Sultan Ahmet Camii (blue Mosque) Istanbul 52. Ayah Sophia, Istanbul 53. Selimiye Mosque, Edirne , Turkey source 54. Suleymaniye, Istanbul, Turkey 55. Mosque, Tehran, Iran 56. Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey 57. Selimiye Mosque, Edirne, Turkey 58. Al Saleh Mosque – Sana’a – Yemen 59. Royal Graves At Cairo , Egypt 60. Bajram Pasha Isa Beg Mosque, Mitrovice, Kosove 61. Al Saleh Mosque – Sana’a – Yemen 62. Vakil Mosque Entrance, Shiraz, Iran 63. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, Uae 64. Sheikh Zayed Frand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE 65. Grand Mosque, Cordoba, Spain 66. Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE 67. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 68. Al Fateh Mosque, Bahrain 69. Shaikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi 70. Real Alcázar, Sevilla, Spain 71. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan source 72. Vakil Mosque, Shiraz, Iran 73. Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia source 74. Al Fateh Mosque, Bahrain Via Bored Panda

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