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The Gonbad-e-Kabud was built in 1196 and is lavish...
Exterior view of the dome of the Friday Mosque at ...
Mid-section of the Seljuk era minaret of the Frida...
View of opening in the mid-section of the minaret ...
View of the portal screen in relation to the dome ...
View of the northwest iwan of the Friday Mosque at...
A view of the mihrab in polychrome relief stucco. ...
View through damaged hallway at the Friday Mosque ...
Interior view of vaults at the Friday Mosque of Sa...
A view of the Friday Mosque at Nain, which is one ...
View of the minaret from inside the Friday Mosque ...
View of a stone arch at the Friday Mosque at Nain....
Piers of the Friday Mosque at Nain with patterns i...
Transverse vaults in gallery inside Friday Mosque ...
Mihrab carved in exquisite deeply carved stucco at...
Deeply carved stucco decoration on column inside h...
Detail of stucco decoration inside the Friday Mosq...
Exquisite stucco decoration on the soffit of an ar...
View of the magnificent entrance iwan of the Frida...
A view of the entrance iwan and minarets from the ...
Panels of mosaic faience on a brick background. Th...
Door from the eastern iwan, depicting typical Timu...
Detail of a mosaic faience from the eastern iwan o...
Detail of tile work from the restored eastern iwan...
Façade of the high iwan vault leading into the dom...
Detail of mosaic faience from the high iwan of the...
View of galleries inside the tunnel of the high iw...
Detail from side gallery of iwan vault, showing da...
Banna'i brickwork in the iwan vault leading to the...
The mihrab is one of the few parts of the mosque w...
View of side gallery from inside dome chamber.
Medallion in mosaic faience on dado made of hexago...
View looking into the eastern gallery of the Frida...
View of the entrance iwan across a reflecting pool...
Detail of tile mosaic on iwan, probably heavily re...
View of the main entrance portal (north) from the ...
A view of the qibla wall (southern iwan), depictin...
Detail of tile mosaic in the interior of the mosqu...
Detail of tilework on arcades, showing glazed and ...
Detail of exquisite sunburst medallion motif on da...
Detail of blue and white tiles depicting floral pa...
Detail of tile mosaic.
The mihrab, installed in the 16th century, compris...
Detailed view from the lower part of the main port...
View of façade, covered in probably heavily restor...
Detail of arches, showing glazed and unglazed bric...
Desert outside Kerman.
This octagonal domed mausoleum is a very important...
Inside view of the dome, showing baked brick work.
View from the inside the mausoleum. (For general a...
A view of the site of the Taq-e-Bostan, tucked awa...
A view of the reflecting pool in front of the iwan...
A beautiful view of the two carved grottos, the la...
An exterior view of the two carved iwans.
A view of the larger iwan, dating from the fifth c...
Detail of frame of the larger iwan. The frame term...
A “tree of life” relief from the face of the centr...
Floral detail from the tree of life relief (BG.42)...
Column Capital at Taq-e Bostan.
Foliate capital at Taq-e Bostan
Stucco pilaster inside central niche, with floral ...
Rock relief outside the two main iwans showing the...
Detail of relief of Mithra holding a barsom- a Zor...
Rock relief in the central iwan, showing the inves...
Equestrian relief of Khosrow II in the central iwa...
Detail of Khosrow II receiving the royal diadem wh...
Detail of Khosrow II in his coat of mail mounted o...
This detail is from the smaller iwan. Shahpur II (...
Detailed relief of the boar hunting scene, on the ...
Stone relief of elephants charging at the wild boa...
Stone relief of a wild boar.
Stone relief of wild boars fleeing from the elepha...
Stone relief of Khosrow II coolly taking his aim a...
Khosrow II taking aim of the boars on a boat rowed...
Stone relief of women playing the chang, a Persian...
Stone relief of Khosrow II having lowered the bow ...
Stone relief of chang players.
Stone relief of marsh waves.
Stone relief of the royal hunt, showing the elepha...
Stone relief of the boar hunt showing vegetal moti...
Stone relief depicting the killed boar.
Stone relief of the killed boar hauled over the ba...
Detail of stag hunt.
Elephants charging at the deer. It must be noted t...
Detail of deer fleeing.
Detail of stags fleeing.
Detail of stags fleeing as rider round them up.
Detail of rider hunting the deer.
Detail of Khosrow II under umbrella with attendant...
Detail of rider taking aim at the stag.
Stone relief of assembly of women playing the chan...
Detail of stags being hit by arrows.
Detail of tree from the stone relief of the stag h...
Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.
The Giralda bell tower is part of the Seville Cath...