An open-access resource on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues in Muslim societies.
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Happy #WorldBicycleDay 2026! This photo by #JosephinePowell shows a man on horseback near Balkh, Afghanistan, sometime around 1965. #horseback #BicycleDay #Afghanistan #BWPhotography #WomenTravelers #3June
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On World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, we invite you to explore the extraordinary cultural diversity of the Islamic world and how the built environment becomes a vehicle for dialogue. buff.ly/0Wnk2ZW #WorldDayForCulturalDiversity
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Happy International Tea Day! #internationalteaday #tea #chai #tealovers #teaday #tealover #teatime #chailover #indiantea #chailovers #drishtiias #drishtipcs #tealife #chaitime #teaaddict #greentea #chaiholic #teaculture
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Today is the 107th anniversary of the birth of Josephine Powell, the pioneering photographer who traveled extensively in the Middle East, North Africa; Central, South, and Southeast Asia; Italy, Greece, and the Balkans. See her photographs on Archnet buff.ly/PJ6scWQ
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On this Labor Day 2026, we salute those who carry out the labor-intensive, highly skilled work of architectural heritage conservation. Explore this topic on Archnet.org.
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We wish you a happy International Dance Day with this collage of AV resources in Archnet.ofg! buff.ly/zIcrjBB #InternationalDanceDay #DanceDay #CelebrateDance #WorldOfDance #DanceIsLife #UniversalLanguageofDance #IslamicCultures #IntangibleHeritage
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New on Archnet: Telangana Legislature Building Conservation in Hyderabad, India. To restore this grand, early 20th-c structure, hundreds of local artisans and craftspeople "worked tirelessly in a phased manner to meet the high priority deadlines." buff.ly/eB53ILX
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Happy Easter to all the Orthodox Christians celebrating today! Shown here, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem buff.ly/IoH04r7
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If you missed Grassroots Initiatives in Cultural Heritage Preservation at MIT in October, view the presentations on Archnet: buff.ly/6nlUJJ9 Learn about projects in #Syria, #Kosovo, #Palestine, and #Iraq. #HeritageConservation #GrassrootsInitiatives
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Today is the 94th anniversary of the birth of the influential Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, designer of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 1998. buff.ly/iCPrsei
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Do you want to know what's new or recently modified on Archnet? Browse sites, authorities, and collections, then select "New" to sort with newest items first. buff.ly/taYKUWn
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Happy Easter to all who celebrate today! Shown here, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in the 19th c. buff.ly/IoH04r7
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Now available, the 2026 Media & Publications Catalog of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Many of the publications are available on Archnet and accessible from links in the catalog. buff.ly/MQTh2IU @AgaKhanMuseum @AKDNArchitect @akpiamit #IslamicArchitecture #MusicofIslam
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This month, Archnet honors the memory of András Riedlmayer, Bibliographer and Director at the AKPIA Documentation Center in Harvard’s Fine Arts Library, who passed away on 9 February. buff.ly/Ag5zYsW #akpia #ArchitecturalHistory #IslamicArchitecture #librarian #Ottomans
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The Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali, is the largest historical mud mosque in Sub-Saharan Africa and is widely considered the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. buff.ly/m4qm1l4 #Ramadan2026 #EarthenArchitecture #mosques #AfricanArchitecture
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Located in Abiquiu, New Mexico, Dar al-Islam ia the final community project spearheaded by the esteemed architect Hassan Fathy. The venture brought together a new experimental community, guided by Fathy and his team of Nubian masons. More:buff.ly/wXHa5KZ #Ramdan2026
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