Dr. Radha Dalal is Assistant Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar and is part of a research team working on a Qatar National Research Fund’s National Priorities Research Program grant titled “Museums in the 21st Century and Global Art History: Building Knowledge Base through Online Resources in Qatar.” Prior to joining VCU Qatar, she taught Art History and Asian Studies at the College of Charleston.
With its stacked domes and six minarets, the Blue Mosque dominates Istanbul’s skyline—and the nearby Hagia Sophia.