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Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it.

It includes Arabic, Persian, Ottoman, and Urdu calligraphy.

It is known in Arabic as khatt Arabi, which translates into Arabic line, design, or construction.

Example showing comparison of vector graphics and raster graphics upon magnification.

Vector graphics is a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons.

The associated mechanisms may include vector display and printing hardware, vector data models and file formats, as well as the software based on these data models (especially graphic design software, computer-aided design, and geographic information systems).

Vector graphics is an alternative to raster or bitmap graphics, with each having advantages and disadvantages in specific situations.

Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam.

It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day.

The Islamic world encompasses a wide geographic area historically ranging from western Africa and Europe to eastern Asia.

Certain commonalities are shared by Islamic architectural styles across all these regions, but over time different regions developed their own styles according to local materials and techniques, local dynasties and patrons, different regional centers of artistic production, and sometimes different religious affiliations.

Clockwise from upper left: an 1887 self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh; a female ancestor figure by a Chokwe artist; detail from The Birth of Venus (–1486) by Sandro Botticelli; and an Okinawan Shisa lion.

The art déco interior of the grand concourse at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.

The lobby of Hotel Bristol, Warsaw.