Isfahan was at one time dotted with these minarets...
There are two balconies to the shaft, one of which...
View of the minaret of Masjid-e-Ali from inside th...
The top of the minarets, showing elaborate Seljuk ...
A view of the mid-section of the minaret, right ab...
A photograph of the Saraban or camel driver’s mina...
This freestanding tomb tower was built for an Alid...
The Shahrestan bridge is the oldest bridge in Isfa...
View of the remnants of Seljuk pavilions at the no...
View of the Sassanian piers from the pavilion.
Another view of the bridge, from the south end.
Faded slide of a view from the pavilion.
Another faded slide of the bridge from the south e...
A view of the Şifaiye Medrese, also known as the I...
A muqarnas or stalactite vault at the Şifaiye Medr...
A view of the elegantly carved façade of the Buruc...
Elegant stonework at the Buruciye Medrese, commiss...
Construction of the Gök Medrese in Sivas, Turkey, ...
Corner buttresses were an especially common elemen...
A doorway to the right of the façade of the Gök Me...
A close up of the intricately carved façade of the...
Stone carving at the Gök Medrese. Stone was the pr...
An inscriptive panel in floriated Kufic at the Gök...
View of the interior of the Gök Medrese. - SK.
Star-patterning in low-relief inside the Gök Medre...
Palmetto' motifs are very dominant in the decorati...
A carved half-round stone pilaster at the Gök Medr...
Low relief stone carving at the Gök Medrese in Siv...
The Kesik Kopru was originally a Seljuk bridge but...
The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...
Detail of a niche in the inner portal of the carav...
This han or caravenserai dates from the 13th centu...
The ancient town of Niğde was founded on a hilltop...
View of the Sungur Bey Mosque, which features a mi...
A small window covered by a pointed arch at the Su...
An old door at the Sungur Bey Mosque. - SK.
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...
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...