The rough-hewn Byzantine look was popular at the time, but KAM Isaiah Israel's minaret distinguishes it from other mid-1920s synagogues. It’s a slender tower adjacent to the main dome and ...

Guang (Light) Minaret had a different role from that of pagodas and was used to call Muslims to prayer. The minaret had been called Bangke, which was changed to Guang because the Chinese ...

The mosque features three minarets, one of which, the "Minaret of Jesus," is particularly unique. Islamic tradition holds that Jesus (Prophet Isa) will descend at this minaret during the Day of ...