View from the great minaret over the Royal Square (Imam Square), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Grand Mosque and Sheik Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

High viewpoint, from the restaurant at the top of Le Royal Meridien Hotel, of city with a mosque contrasting with newer buildings, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Detail of Royal Door of Hassan II Mosque, decorated with traditional motifs engraved on brass and titanium, Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The 16th century Sahar ki Masjid, built near the royal palace for exclusive use of the sultans, Champaner, Gujarat, India, Asia

Al Refai Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Al Refai Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Al Refai Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Al Refai Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of tilework, Masjid-e Imam, formerly the Shah Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Detail of Masjid-e-Imam Mosque, formerly the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

View over the Royal Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque of Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Aerial of parkland, Royal Barge, Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and downtown, Sungai Kedayan, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, Asia

Royal Mosque of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin in the capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Asia

Royal Mosque of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin in the capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Asia

Royal Mosque of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin reflected in a lagoon in the capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Asia

Al-Rifa'i Mosque Entrance in the historic part of Cairo, The building itself is a melange of styles taken primarily from the Mamluk period of Egyptian history, including its dome and minaret. The building contains a large prayer hall as well as the shrines of al-Rifa'i and two other local saints, Ali Abi-Shubbak and Yahya al-Ansari. Members of the Royal family of Egypt are baried in the mosque, like Kind Farouk the first