The Ottoman architecture included many mosques with large domes and spirals. The architecture was very similar to the preceding Byzantine empire except the towers on mosques had minarets. The most common paintings in the Ottoman empire were illustrations in books that were influenced by
Chinese paintings. Paintings became more realistic after the Baroque and Rococo periods.
Mughal Art
Paintings done by Mughal artists were primarily Indian and Persian like, but they did take some ideas form European Renaissance painters by adding themes of naturalism. Like the Ottomans, the Mughals also did miniature paintings in books; these paintings included mostly plants and animals realistically. One major accomplishment of Mughal architecture is the Taj Mahal; this giant pearl mosque is the Tomb of the great ruler Babar, it features spiral minarets and giant domes.
and now, the very real and very descriptive picture of Babar
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