Abbasid Architecture- i. The Great Mosque of Sammara, Iraq iiAbu Dulaf Mosque at Samara, Iraq

The architecture of the Abbasids presents what may be referred to as the first 'Classical' moment in the evolution of Islamic architecture, one that was centred in the political and cultural capital of the Abbasid state, Baghdad (and by extension the adjacent royal suburb of Samarra). The Abbasid architecture of Baghdad was dominated by the use of brick as a construction material. Stucco is also widely used as a sheathing material. Stone was used in areas of the Abbasid state where it was a predominant or at least common building material, as in Tulunid Egypt and Aghlabid Tunisia, the two main Abbasid-era traditions represented in this project. Wood is also used, though more sparingly, for elements such as the minbar, doors and in the building's beams.

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