Identifying feature
Minaret A tall, slender tower attached to or near a mosque, usually with one or more balconies near the top. It is where the call to prayer, the adhan, was traditionally made.
a sign of these styles Islamic Medieval c. 700–1500 Domes and minarets over courtyards, pointed and horseshoe arches, and dense geometric and calligraphic ornament. Moorish Revival c. 1840–1930 Horseshoe arches, striped brick or stone, onion domes and slender minaret-like towers on synagogues, theatres and hotels. Mughal c. 1526–1857 Bulbous marble or red sandstone domes on drums, pointed arches, small domed pavilions, and inlaid stone patterns. Ottoman c. 1300–1900 Cascading gray domes and pencil-thin minarets: mosque complexes stepping down like mountains over light-filled halls. Seljuk c. 1040–1300 Tall carved stone portals with stacked-niche muqarnas, brick minarets with turquoise tile, domed tombs and fortress-walled caravanserais. Timurid c. 1370–1507 Huge tiled portals, ribbed turquoise domes on tall drums, and facades covered in glazed brick and mosaic tile. 
