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...
Interior of the Imamzadeh Baba Qasim, showing heav...
The Imamzadeh Baba Qasim is almost contemporaneous...
One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth c...
The tri-partite semi-dome at the top of the portal...
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.
Two lion statues face each other at each end of th...
The Bridge of 33 arches, or the ‘si-o-seh pol’ in ...
A view through the pier arches.
View looking down from the pier arches at a group ...
A view of the Çifte Minare Medrese, a madrasa in S...
A view of the monumental portal of the Cifte Minar...
The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...
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 tile mosaic set against unglazed brick i...
Detail of decoration, inside dome chamber. On the ...
Detail from pier in the Blue Mosque, showing a til...
Interior view of southern domed sanctuary of the B...
Detail of carved inscription band on Maragha marbl...
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...
An unadorned tomb tower next to the Gonbad-e-Kabud...
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...
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 ...
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...
Inside view of the dome, showing baked brick work.
View from the inside the mausoleum. (For general a...
The Giralda bell tower is part of the Seville Cath...
The Giralda minaret was once over 70 meters tall, ...
Looking at a corner turret on the Seville Cathedra...
A view of the “Patio de los Naranjos” or “Courtyar...
A view of the “Door of the Prince” of the Seville ...
Detail from the “Door of the Prince,” at the Sevil...
Looking through a horse-shoe arch at the Seville C...
This is the Puerta del Perdón at the Seville Cathe...
Labyrinthine streets in the Juderia, Seville.
A house in the Juderia, Seville, with a classical-...
The Great Mosque of Cordoba is considered to be th...
Another view through the courtyard of the Great Mo...
A view through the hall of al-Mansur. Al-Mansur wa...
Looking through the double colonnades towards the ...
A prayer hall within the Mosque of Cordoba showing...
A hall within the Mosque of Cordoba showing the ch...
A beautiful view through a few naves showing the d...
The most spectacular additions to the Mosque of Co...
A view of the ‘courtyard of the Oranges’ through a...
Another image of the colonnade in the ‘courtyard o...
Yet another image of a section of the colonnade in...
Glazed tile decoration inside a courtyard of a hou...
Town Square, Cordoba, Spain.
Horseshoe arcade in Town Square, Cordoba, Spain.
Selling wares in the Town Square, Cordoba, Spain.
Street food in the Town Square, Cordoba, Spain.
Inside the Posada del Potro (Pony Inn), a 14th cen...
An arcade on a balcony in Juderia (the former Jewi...
An arched entrance in Juderia (the former Jewish q...
Looking on to the Alhambra from the town, Granada,...
Walls of the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, S...
The ‘Puerta del Vino’ or ‘Wine Gate,’ leading into...
A close-up view of the Puerta del Vino or ‘Wine Ga...
The inside façade of the Puerta del Vino or ‘Wine ...
A view of the Vermillion Towers (Torres Bermejas) ...
A view of the military district of the Alhambra, k...
A fountain in the Alcazaba, the military district ...
An elaborate façade in the court of the Mexuar (fr...
Detail of one of the doors on the façade of the Co...
Elaborate stucco-work covering one of the arches i...
Passageway leading into the Golden Room in the nor...
Detail from the door frame on the façade of the Co...
Mosaic decoration on a wall in the Court of Mexuar...
Stucco work on walls, Court of Mexuar, Alhambra. T...
A private prayer room adjoining the Mexuar Hall, w...
Looking towards the courtyard of the Comares palac...
Stucco work gracing the capitals and spandrels of ...
The Court of the Myrtles in the Comares Palace, Al...
Lavishly decorated arches and soffits around the C...
One of the seven-arched porticoes in the Court of ...
A view of the Partal Palace at the Alhambra. The w...
The five-arched gallery of the Partal palace. The ...
The Partal palace’s five-arched gallery reflected ...
A water fountain in the Generalife gardens at Gran...
A stoa constructed by Attalus I of Pergamon, not t...
A fountain located northeast of the Sanctuary of A...
Brick masonry in the Roman Marketplace. This brick...
