Minaret Collection (page 6)

Tomb of Ahmed Shah, Adjoining the Citadel, Candahar, c1880. Ahmad Shah Durrani (c1722-1773), founder of the Afghan Empire. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880

The Tower at Ramleh, said to be the minaret of a large Mosque, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

A Street in Delhi - Looking Towards the Jumma Musjid, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Street in Delhi - Looking Towards the Jumma Musjid, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Jumma Musjid, Delhi - At Sunset, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Jumma Musjid, Delhi - At Sunset, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Ghats Below Aurangzebs Mosque, Benares, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Ghats Below Aurangzebs Mosque, Benares, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Citadel, Cairo, in a Sand-Storm, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Citadel, Cairo, in a Sand-Storm, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Cairo... c1920
Cairo. Saladins citadel is the commanding feature of the Arabian town. Here it is seen from the vest with the minarets of the Ibrahim Agha and Kheirbek mosques to the left

Cairo... c1920. Artist: ENA
Cairo. Seen from a height the city appears a vast expanse of yellow and white houses, their flat roofs punctuated by minarets, c1920. Cairo is the capital and the biggest city of Egypt

The Village of Salamun, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
The Village of Salamun, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Early Morning at Damietta, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Early Morning at Damietta, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Bab el-Hathera, Tunis, Tunis, 1901. [H. C. White Co. U.S.A. 1901]

The Great Embambara & Mosque. Lucknow, c1900. Bara Imambara is an imambara complex in Lucknow, the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India

The Mosque Rangoon, c1888. Yangon, also known as Rangoon, is a former capital of Myanmar, Burma. The Bengali Sunne Jameh Mosque, Yangon, is the cities most notable mosque

Jama Masjid, Delhi, c1900. The Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid, Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656

Mosque - Calcutta, c1900. The tipu Sultan Shahi Mosque, Kolkata, India. This building was built in 1832 by Prince Ghulam Mohammed (1795-1872), the youngest son of Tipu Sultan (1750-1799)

The Taj Mahal at Agra, c1895, (1904). From The Worlds History, Volume II, by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1904]

Haute Egypte: Mosquee Et Tombeau De Mourad Bey, c1850. Artist: Maxime du Camp
Haute Egypte: Mosquee Et Tombeau De Mourad Bey, c1850. The tomb of Murad Bey Mohammed (c1750-1801), Egyptian Mamluk chieftain (Bey), cavalry commander and joint ruler of Egypt with Ibrahim Bey

The Peerless Gem of Mohammerdan Architecture: the Taj Mahal at Agra, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Cairo, from the minaret of Citadel Mosque, 1936. The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt

Defeated Turkish soldiers, Palestine, World War I, c1917-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Defeated Turkish soldiers, Palestine, World War I, c1917-c1918. Infantry of the Sultans army so dramatically defeated by Allenby

Minaret and ruins of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Lantern slide. Artist: Newton & Co
Minaret and ruins of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The minaret belongs to the Abu el-Haggag Mosque. Most of the temple at Luxor dates from the 14th century BC

A street in Cairo, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
A street in Cairo, Egypt, c1890. Lantern slide

The Saladin Citadel of Cairo, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
The citadel of Cairo, Egypt, c1890. The citadel was fortified by Saladin in the 12th century. The Mosque of Mohamed Ali, built in the 1820s, is in the centre of the photograph. Lantern slide

Panorama, Lahore, Punjab, India, late 19th or early 20th century. View showing one of the four-tiered minarets of the mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, who ruled from 1605 until 1627

On the Mahmoudiyah Canal, Alexandria, Egypt, 20th century. Artist: J Dearden Holmes
On the Mahmoudiyah Canal, Alexandria, Egypt, 20th century. The canal was dug between 1807 and 1820 to deliver the water of the Nile to Alexandria and to provide a passage for cargo vessels

Bazaar of El Ghoria, Cairo, Egypt, 20th century. Artist: J Dearden Holmes
Bazaar of El Ghoria, Cairo, Egypt, 20th century. Sunbeam Tours stereoscopic card detail

In the Darb-el-Ahmar, Cairo, Egypt, 20th century. Artist: J Dearden Holmes
In the Darb-el-Ahmar, Cairo, Egypt, 20th century. Sunbeam Tours stereoscopic card detail

Cairo, Egypt, c1924. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume two, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, c1924. Artist: John Bushby
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, c1924. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume two, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

Jama Masjid, Delhi, India, late 19th or early 20th century. The Jama Masjid is one of the largest and most important mosques in India

Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, late 19th or early 20th century. Cairos citadel was begun by Salah ad-Din (Saladin)

Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Street scene showing the minarets of the mosque, built in 1415-1421 by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Muayad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh

A street in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A street in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

View of a street from the North Gate, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
View of a street from the North Gate, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

The entrance gate of the Kadimain Mosque leading to the tomb of the Imam Moosa Al Kadim, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Entrance gate of the al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. The gate leads to the tomb of the Imam Musa al-Kadhim, one of two Shia Imams buried within the mosque

The golden domes and minarets of the al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The golden domes and minarets of the al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Two of the Shia Imams are buried within the mosque, which was built in the 16th century

The Kadhimiya, the holy city near Baghdad, from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Kadhimiya, the holy city near Baghdad, from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. RAF official photograph. Today a suburb of Baghdad, the Kadhimiya is a holy city to Shia Muslims

Aerial view of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Cairo, Egypt, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Tombs of the Kings of Golconda, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1844. Artist: Thomas Higham
Tombs of the Kings of Golconda, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1844. Tombs, in the Mughal style, of the Qutb Shahi sultans, who ruled Golconda in the 16th and 17th centuries

The al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, c1930s. Originally built in 944, the al-Askari Mosque is the shrine of Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari

Islamic minaret on Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Palestine, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Islamic minaret on Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Palestine, c1930s. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV, The Fleetway House, c1930s

Cuttub Minar in April 1794, (1799). The 72.5 metre high Qutub Minar in Dehi, India, is the tallest brick minaret in the world. It was begun in 1193 and completed in 1386

Baoli and Remains of the Palace of Jehanguir, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Artist: Capone
Baoli and Remains of the Palace of Jehanguir, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Jahangir Mahal, the palace of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, was built in the 1610s

Mosque of Abdul Rahim Khan, Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Artist: Finden
Mosque of Abdul Rahim Khan, Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. A print from The Faiths of the World, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects, Volume II, by Reverend James Gardner

Friday prayers, Jama Masjid, Delhi, India, early 20th century. The Jama Masjid is one of the largest and most important mosques in India. Commissioned by Shah Jahan, it was completed in 1656

Juma Masjid, Bombay, India, 20th century. Bombays Juma Masjid (Friday Mosque) was completed in 1802

Looking north-west from the Taj Mahal up the Jumna river to Agra, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking north-west from the Taj Mahal up the Jumna river to Agra, India, 1903. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

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