Iwan at the main entrance of the Friday Mosque of ...
Southwest Iwan seen from across the courtyard of t...
Northwest Iwan of the Friday Mosque of Isfahan see...
Close-up of muqarnas elements in the southwest iwa...
Exquisite tile decoration above the dado of the no...
Exquisite and brilliantly colorful decoration on t...
Mesmerizing section of decorated panels in the sou...
Closeup of the elements of the muqarnas in the sem...
Exterior view of the northeastern dome of the Frid...
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.
An old door at the Sungur Bey Mosque. -SK
The Alaettin mosque was built in 1223 and is one o...
The Sungur Bey mosque in Niğde was commissioned by...
Ruins of the Isa Bey Hamam, a former bathhouse fro...
The oldest active mosque in Turkey, Isa Bey dates ...
The "monumental western façade" of the Isa Bey Mos...
An image of the courtyard of the Isa Bey Mosque ex...
An image of the interior of the prayer hall and it...
An image from the interior of the prayer hall of t...
The Ilyas Bey Mosque, located in the renowned arch...
The iwan-portal that forms the entrance to the Ily...
Most likely the tomb of Ilyas Bey of the Turkish M...
Interior view of the Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Camii in Tu...
A study of the stalactite capitals of the Esrefogl...
Stalactite muqarnas at the Esrefoglu Camii. Muqarn...
The main entrance portal of the Büyük Karatay Medr...
Close-up image of one of the lower corners of the ...
Close-up image of low-relief Arabic calligraphy ad...
A mesmerizing image of the richly decorated penden...
Another image of the intricately adorned interior ...
Another close-up image of the intricate decoration...
A small pointed arch in the interior of the Büyük ...
Mid-relief sculpture (most likely) being exhibited...
A wooden Selcuk window being exhibited in the Büyü...
View of the minaret and entrance façade of the İnc...
Detail of the minaret before the İnce Minareli Med...
Another image of the "Slender minaret" of the İnce...
A closer look at the stucco work at the very botto...
The famous front portal of the İnce Minareli Medre...
A close-up image of the intricate decoration of th...
A close look at the low-relief thuluth calligraphy...
The central dome of the İnce Minareli Medrese. The...
A closer look at one of the pendentives of the cen...
The stone portal of the Sırçalı Medrese, another f...
A close look at the finely decorated muqarnas nich...
The open-air main interior space of the Sırçalı Me...
A close look at the beautiful tilework adorning th...
Another image of the open-air interior space of th...
Gravestone ornaments being exhibited in the Sırçal...
A gravestone in the Sırçalı Medrese, which now sta...
The north façade of the Alaeddin Camii, located on...
The mausoleum of Kaykaus I, left unfinished at the...
The minaret of the Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi built in 1...
Detail of the muqarnas niche in the base of the on...
The mihrab of the Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi.
A view through a window of the Mevlâna Museum, whi...
A distant view of the famous Mevlâna Museum in Kon...
One of the five freestanding tomb towers of Ottoma...
The famous green dome of the Mevlana Museum, adorn...
A view of the takiyya courtyard of the Mevlana Mus...
A 19th century marble salsabil (Arabic term for a ...
The pishtaq of the Sultan Han caravanserai. The pi...
A closer look at the inner walls of the pishtaq. T...
A variety of arabesque tracery is used on the oute...
Inner portal to the animal and cargo storage area....
Square stone kiosk-mosque in the courtyard of Sult...
A view of the square stone kiosk-mosque from the c...
A study of the arabesque tracery and decorative ro...
Another view of the arabesque tracery through the ...
The shaded arcade on the west of the open courtyar...
Exterior view of the cupola and drum of Sultan Han...
A couple stands by the Sultan Han. The caravansera...
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...