4. Since Islam prohibits the depiction of humans and animals in order to avoid idolatry, Muslim artists have long specialized in drawing complex geometric patterns such as these http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Turkey/Istanbul/YeniCamii.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Turkey/Istanbul/index.html&usg=__gpikom0VV6D0vNiko2l3rtHJjvw=&h=702&w=980&sz=110&hl=en&start=25&sig2=EJVsPT743d8C_-OVwuc2xw&tbnid=iUZDrdAJbxN08M:&tbnh=107&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSuleyman%2BMosque%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20&ei=EvDZSqSsH4_GlAfPrKmhAQ
15. The Suleyman Mosque in Istanbul. At the height of the Ottoman Turkish Empire's power in the 16th century, Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent ordered the construction of this mosque. Surrounding the place of prayer is a great complex of buildings that house schools, a library, a Turkish bath, a public kitchen, a caravanserai, a hospital and shops. This mosque was designed by the architect Sinan the Great and built in the years 1550 to 1557 A.D.
16. The Suleyman Mosque in Istanbul. h ttp://fletcher.tufts.edu/swaic/images/suleyman_mosque.jpg http://www.travel-images.com/turkey100.jpg