Islamic Architecture

As Hasan-Uddin Khan, Martin Frishman and others have pointed out, the use of "Islamic" to describe architecture, urbanism, and art is problematic. The development of this designation finds its foundations on a history of European scholarship more than an all-pervasive stylistic or cultural reality. Unlike the Roman Empire, the early Caliphate had no model of architecture or town planning to export from its Arabian heartland. And where built elements did exist, it is difficult to discern the dividing line between Arab and Islamic culture.

Acknowledgement : http://www.learn.columbia.edu/ha/html/islamic.html
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