On #InternationalWomensDay we invite you to explore some of the great monuments in the history of #IslamicArchitecture built by women! Shown here, Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fés, Morocco. 857/242 AH #IWD2021 #Idrisid #university #mosque #historicarchitecture #IslamicArt

New Video: Newsreel on Bala Hissar Conservation A video showing the consolidation process taking place at the Bala Hissar in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Bala Hissar, which is a registered National Monument and the largest open space in Kabul, will be transformed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture into a public archaeological park.

Plan ot Djamaʽa el Djedid, aka Mosquée de la Pêcherie in Algiers, Algeria, shows the influence of Ottoman, North African and European style.

The Shrine of Shrine of Rabbi Braham Moul Ness in Azemmour, Morocco is visited by both Jewish and Muslim residents of the city.

For International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, we share the Paris Mosque, which played a role in saving North African Jews during the occupation of France in WWII.

The Sultan's Palace at Zanzibar, more commonly known as Beit-al-Ajaib or the House of Wonders, was built in 1883 by Sayyid Barghash, the third Sultan of Zanzibar.

New: Conservation of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan’s Mausoleum in Delhi, India

With support from the German Federal Foreign office, the early 16th century shrine of Abu Nasr Khwaja Parsa and a complex of historic structures,...

The minaret at the Masjid Menara (Minaret Mosque) in Kudus, Indonesia, is the earliest example of a Javanese minaret, dating back to the early sixteenth century.

The Qasba (Qasba or Kasbah, 'fortress') is the triangle-shaped old city of Algiers. Located roughly 400 feet (122 m) above sea level, the Qasba...

A visual tool providing an interactive, dynastic outline of the rich history of architecture and urbanism in Muslim societies. Significant sites...

"A Century of Princes: Sources on Timurid History and Art" was published by the Aga Khan Program in Islamic Architecture in Cambridge,...

Isfahan, the third largest city of modern-day Iran, is famed for its natural and architectural splendor. Most accounts of its beauty refer to the...

This collection focuses on Monument Conservation , work that is at the core of Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme's mission. It is not where the work ends, however. The preservation interventions of the AKHCP take into consideration the social fabric of nearby communities, involving them in the process, thus ensuring conservation efforts are both welcome and sustainable.