Zaha Hadid Architects designed the center in Baku, Azerbaijan from 2007 to 2012. Building covers 57,519m² on 111,292m² site with 15,514m² footprint. Project aims to break from Soviet-era monumental architecture in Baku
Built between 685-691/2 by Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik. Located on Haram al-Sharif, highest point in Old Jerusalem. One of earliest surviving Islamic buildings
Esfahan is located on Zayandeh River, 210 miles south of Tehran. Site of ancient Gabae town dates back to Achaemenid era. Jewish colony established by Queen Shushan-Dukht in 5th century
Originally a Roman temple to Janus, converted to church by Visigoths in 572. Umayyad descendants rebuilt the mosque after Prince Abd al-Rahman I's exile. Construction began in 786 and expanded over two hundred years
Cairo is Egypt's capital and largest metropolitan area in Africa and Middle East. Located 120 km west of Suez Canal and 165 km south of Mediterranean Sea. Covers 528 square kilometers in northern Egypt
Cairo is Egypt's capital and largest metropolitan area in Africa and Middle East. Located 120 km west of Suez Canal and 165 km south of Mediterranean Sea. Covers 528 square kilometers in northern Egypt