More galleries from The National:
The Saudi Arabian well with connections to a Babylonian King - in pictures
Ramadan 2021: Saudi Arabian officials clean and scent the Kaaba in Makkah - in pictures
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Shatr AlMasjid: The Art of Orientation brings together the largest collection of Islamic masterworks yet displayed in Saudi Arabia. SPA -
The exhibition features items from the mosques of Makkah and Medinah, from the National Museum in Riyadh, the Museum of Islamic Arts in Cairo and from the collection at Ithra, where the exhibition is being held. SPA -
A page from a manuscript of the Quran: Surat al-Jinn (72): 23-25. SPA -
One of the mosque lamps on display. SPA -
The exhibition examines how mosques have served, not only as places of worship, but also as community centres. SPA -
Models of mosques from around the world show their role in the evolution of the mosque and represent the cultural diversity of mosque architecture. SPA -
A model of Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, widely known as the Blue Mosque. SPA -
A tile that depicts the holy sanctuary of Makkah with the Kaaba at its centre, left; a painting of the three holy mosques of Makkah, Medinah and Jerusalem, from Egypt, centre; and a page from the Dala'il al-Khayrat, bottom right. SPA
Islamic culture through the ages at Saudi Arabia's Ithra exhibition - in pictures
The kingdom has launched a unique event in Riyadh that showcases religious objects and artworks
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