Isfahan was at one time dotted with these minarets...
Safavid period decoration inside the Masjid-e-Ali.
There are two balconies to the shaft, one of which...
View of the minaret of Masjid-e-Ali from inside th...
The Imamzadeh Baba Qasim is almost contemporaneous...
The tri-partite semi-dome at the top of the portal...
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...
One of the most attractive bridges in Isfahan, the...
View of the Khwaju bridge through the pier arches.
View of the bridge from one of the pavilions.
The Bridge of 33 arches, or the ‘si-o-seh pol’ in ...
A view through the pier arches.
A 10-tiered flared muqarnas or stalactite vault in...
The Tomb of Uljaitu was begun in 1305 and complete...
Banna’i work framing an arch. Banna’i brickwork co...
The second-storey galleries open outwards, to late...
The richly decorated stalactite cornice ribboning ...
Intricate stucco decoration from the interior of t...
Glazed brick decoration framing an arch at the Tom...
Exterior glazed brick decoration on the Tomb of Ul...
View of a vault from inside the dome chamber in th...
View of vaults from inside the dome chamber of the...
Detail of pier on the Blue Mosque. The color palat...
Detail of decoration, inside dome chamber. On the ...
An exterior view of the brick walls of the Friday ...
Exterior view of the Gonbad-i-Ghaffariyeh, a mauso...
Exterior view of the Gonbad-i-Ghaffariyeh. Gonbad-...
Blind arcades housing decorative panels. Gonbad-i-...
Arched portal containing stalactite tympanum above...
The Gonbad-e-Kabud was built in 1196 and is lavish...
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...
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...
Detail of a mosaic faience from the eastern iwan o...
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...
The mihrab is one of the few parts of the mosque w...
View of side gallery from inside dome chamber.
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 tilework on arcades, showing glazed and ...
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...
This octagonal domed mausoleum is a very important...
View from the inside the mausoleum. (For general a...
A view from the Patio de las Doncellas or the “Cou...
An arched entrance in Juderia (the former Jewish q...
A view into the Court of the Lions. About this bui...
The famous fountain in the Court of the Lions. The...
A portico in the Court of the Lions. About this bu...
Elaborate stucco work around the Court of the Lion...
The play of light and shadow is an important motif...
Pavilions overlooking the Generalife gardens in Gr...