Mosque of Mecca.—The Great Mosque of Mecca, called by Moslems the Haram El Masjid el Haram, or Baisullahi el Haram, the “House of God, the Prohibited,” represents a succession of additions, extending from early Muhammedan times to the middle of the sixteenth century. It comprises an enclosure, 300 yards square, the walls of which are pierced with nineteen gateways and
MOSQUE OF EL AZHAR, CAIRO
Showing Egyptian Types of Minarets
SULIEMANIYEH OR MOSQUE OF SULIEMAN
Follows Style of S. Sophia. Note the Surrounding Cloisters and Type of Minarets. [P. 228]