The writer and specialist in Islamic architecture aims to shed light on the vestiges of Islamic civilisation around the world through the prism of architecture. Outside the borders of the Arab world, he focuses on Chile and China.
"From an academic point of view, I've always found it a bit ridiculous to have such a narrow vision. I wanted to make this a global book. Let's not pretend that everything stops being interesting after the sixteenth century, let's just carry on into the twenty-first. "- Eric Broug.
Le livre, publié par Thames & Hudson, propose de nombreuses photographies de près de 350 musées, mosquées, mausolées, tombeaux, bains publics et autres bâtiments (pas nécessairement religieux), provenant de plus de 60 pays, dont l’échelle et la taille varient.