Picture credits

The banner pictures at the top of our pages are illustrations by Maqam e Haram, each drawn from a photo with a free licence on Wikimedia Commons. These are the photos and their licences.

• The Kaaba in daylight, with pilgrims in white and black walking on the wide white marble around it.Photo by Richard Mortel (CC BY 2.0). See the photo: The Kaaba in daylight, with pilgrims in white and black walking on the wide white marble around it (opens in a new tab)
• The front of Masjid al-Haram at night, with two tall white minarets lit green at the top.Photo by Richard Mortel (CC BY 2.0). See the photo: The front of Masjid al-Haram at night, with two tall white minarets lit green at the top (opens in a new tab)
• The top of the Makkah Clock Tower at night, with its clock faces lit green under a gold crescent.Photo by Richard Mortel (CC BY 2.0). See the photo: The top of the Makkah Clock Tower at night, with its clock faces lit green under a gold crescent (opens in a new tab)
• Looking up at the Makkah towers at night, with the Clock Tower in the distance and two Haram minarets glowing at the left.Photo by Richard Mortel (CC BY 2.0). See the photo: Looking up at the Makkah towers at night, with the Clock Tower in the distance and two Haram minarets glowing at the left (opens in a new tab)
• The top of the Makkah Clock Tower in daylight, with its gold crescent and clock face against a bright blue sky.Photo by an unnamed photographer (CC0). See the photo: The top of the Makkah Clock Tower in daylight, with its gold crescent and clock face against a bright blue sky (opens in a new tab)
• The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah from roof level, with the green dome, the white dome and slim minarets.Photo by TheHadiRahim (CC0). See the photo: The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah from roof level, with the green dome, the white dome and slim minarets (opens in a new tab)
• The hall of the Haramain high-speed railway station, with a dark green ceiling of white lights on grey steel columns.Photo by amanderson2 (CC BY 2.0). See the photo: The hall of the Haramain high-speed railway station, with a dark green ceiling of white lights on grey steel columns (opens in a new tab)
• The curved brown roof and glass front of the Jeddah airport terminal, with cars on the drop-off road.Photo by Just MRT (CC BY 4.0). See the photo: The curved brown roof and glass front of the Jeddah airport terminal, with cars on the drop-off road (opens in a new tab)
• Looking up at the carved stone front of the Masjid al-Haram, with a white minaret and a green and gold frieze.Photo by Richard Mortel (CC BY 2.0). See the photo: Looking up at the carved stone front of the Masjid al-Haram, with a white minaret and a green and gold frieze (opens in a new tab)
• The Prophet's Mosque from its south-west corner in morning light, with the long arcade and the green dome.Photo by Indonesiagood (CC BY 4.0). See the photo: The Prophet's Mosque from its south-west corner in morning light, with the long arcade and the green dome (opens in a new tab)
• The carved grey and white stone front of the Masjid al-Haram under a blue sky, with a white minaret at the top left.Photo by an unknown photographer (CC0). See the photo: The carved grey and white stone front of the Masjid al-Haram under a blue sky, with a white minaret at the top left (opens in a new tab)
• The arched outer wall and two tall minarets of the Masjid al-Haram under a sky of big white clouds.Photo by Indonesiagood (CC BY 4.0). See the photo: The arched outer wall and two tall minarets of the Masjid al-Haram under a sky of big white clouds (opens in a new tab)
• The Prophet's Mosque at golden hour, its green dome and minarets mirrored in the wet marble courtyard.Photo by Wurzelgnohm (CC0). See the photo: The Prophet's Mosque at golden hour, its green dome and minarets mirrored in the wet marble courtyard (opens in a new tab)
• The Masjid al-Haram seen from high above at night, the Kaaba small and dark in the middle of the lit white courtyard.Photo by Wurzelgnohm (CC0). See the photo: The Masjid al-Haram seen from high above at night, the Kaaba small and dark in the middle of the lit white courtyard (opens in a new tab)
• The Kaaba from high above at dusk, with rings of pilgrims on the white marble and the arcades curving behind.Photo by Maryam Muhammad al-Ghulban (CC0). See the photo: The Kaaba from high above at dusk, with rings of pilgrims on the white marble and the arcades curving behind (opens in a new tab)
• Dawn over the Prophet's Mosque seen from a high window, with minarets and the white umbrella shelters in the courtyard.Photo by Omar Chatriwala (CC BY 2.0). See the photo: Dawn over the Prophet's Mosque seen from a high window, with minarets and the white umbrella shelters in the courtyard (opens in a new tab)
• The Prophet's Mosque across its courtyard in clear daylight, with the green dome, a silver dome and white minarets.Photo by Selami Akceylan (CC BY 3.0). See the photo: The Prophet's Mosque across its courtyard in clear daylight, with the green dome, a silver dome and white minarets (opens in a new tab)
• The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah from above, with its green dome, white minarets and a long mountain ridge behind.Photo by Konevi (CC0). See the photo: The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah from above, with its green dome, white minarets and a long mountain ridge behind (opens in a new tab)