A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer (adhan), but they also served as landmarks. They can have a variety of forms, from thick, squat towers to soaring, pencil-thin spires.

For similar counterpart found on churches or cathedrals, see steeple.

See also

• building
• dome
• Middle Eastern architecture

External links

• Wikipedia: Minaret