Rub el Hizb
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The Rub el Hizb is an Islamic symbol in the shape of an octagram, represented as two overlapping squares ۞. While its main utility today is to mark a division inside some copies of the Quran to facili
Seljuk mosaic tile decoration from the Kubadabad Palace (early 13th-century Anatolia)
Petronas Towers
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The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at 451
Rub el Hizb
…has also been used extensively in Turkic Islamic culture and history. The symbol has been used as a basis for plans of buildings, as in the case of the Petronas Towers. Anatolian Seljuk architecture…
The Petronas Towers in 2019
The cross section of the Petronas Towers is based on a Rub el Hizb, albeit with circular sectors similar to the bottom part of the Qutb Minar.
The Petronas Towers at night, 2008
Inside View of Suria KLCC Shopping Centre