A view of the Dome of the Rock, the earliest survi...
A view of the Dome of the Rock before dramatic res...
A view of the south entrance of Dome of the Rock. ...
View of another entrance portico with Quranic insc...
View of an entrance portico supported by marble co...
View of another entrance portico. The walls on the...
View of the wall beside the portico, half covered ...
A closer view of the smaller Qubbat al-Nabi or Dom...
A view of one of the arcades leading to the platfo...
Looking through one of the northern arcades away f...
A view through the Northern Arcade directly lookin...
Another detailed view of one of the arcades leadin...
A view of the Qubbat al-Nabi, or Dome of the Proph...
A view of the octagonal open-arched Dome of the Sp...
A closer view of the octagonal open-arched Dome of...
Looking eastward from the Dome platform through an...
A view of the Mount of Olives.
A view of the Dome of Al-Khidr, located on the nor...
Looking eastwards through the Dome of Yusuf to the...
Detail of the horse shoe arches on columns with Co...
Detail of marble carvings on the staircase leading...
The upper entranceway of Qubba al-Nahw (Dome of Gr...
An interlacing engaged column on the entrance of Q...
View of the colonnade and facade on the south face...
Detail of the façade of the Aqsa mosque.
A view through the bays of the al-Aqsa mosque on t...
A view of the Dome of the Rock through the souther...
View of one of the stairways leading up to the pla...
A view of the Mamluk sebil or water-fountain of Su...
A man sitting beside the Sebil Sultan Qait Bay.
The east façade of the Sebil Sultan Qait Bay, show...
Outdoor Mihrab on the Temple Mount
Bifora and oculi of Madrasa al-Manjakiyya.
Façade of Madrasa al-Basitiyya seen from the Dome ...
A view of the Sabil al-Wad, constructed on the ord...
Vaulted bays in the southwestern hypostyle area of...
Exquisite decoration on the panels of the entrance...
A side-view of the northwest iwan from within one ...
A pointed barrel-vault with an exquisitely decorat...
A mesmerizing view through an alternating series o...
Pointed barrel-vaults opening onto the adjacent co...
View of the courtyard of one of the madrasas. -MA
View of Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque (alternately Shayk...
Exquisite tile decoration above dados of the façad...
A close look at the muqarnas-adorned mihrab and mi...
Peering through the outer entrance of the Sidi Sah...
Closer look at the entrance to the mausoleum (also...
The entrance to the mausoleum in the previous imag...
A view of the courtyard preceding the domed tomb c...
Close view of one of the entrances of the west faç...
View of the facade outside the prayer hall, showca...
View inside the hypostyle prayer hall, featuring d...
View looking down the arcade outside the prayer ha...
A view of the minaret of the Great Mosque, lying a...
Another closer view of the minaret of the mosque t...
Wide view of the southeastern section of the arcad...
In the Medina of Sousse.
The famous Roman theater at Sabratha. "Situated on...
A side view of "the almost completely restored sce...
Exquisite relief sculpture at the Sabratha theater...
A street in the ruins at Sabratha. -MA
The remains of the Temple of Antonine at the ancie...
Corinthian columns in the remains of the Forum at ...
A view from the northern end of the ancient city. ...
A close look at the archway of the fourth-century ...
Row of elegant Corinthian columns in the Sabratha ...
An elegant arcade in the interior of a mosque in T...
An arcade bordering the central courtyard of a mos...
Elegant columns of the Ionic order, situated along...
The arched entrance to the frigidarium in the Hadr...
Columns with Corinthian capitals in the Hadrianic ...
An elegant view of the one of the red granite colu...
Red granite columns in the Basilica of Leptis Magn...
Columns with Ionic capitals in the "the two-celled...
The theater of Leptis Magna.
Close-up of one of the statues situated behind the...
One of the "two tetrastyle, gabled porches" (140, ...
Doric colonnade in the Caesareum at Cyrene.
A general view of Cyrene, showing the city's "Sacr...
General view of Cyrene.
View of the Trajanic baths "that enroach upon the ...
A fifth century in Appolonia, the port city of Cyr...
Closeup of the columns in the East Church of Apoll...
"The building centers on a trapezoidal court [seen...
The famous step pyramid in the funerary complex of...
Papyrus half-columns in the funerary complex of Ki...
The dikka in front of the mihrab and minbar (see p...
Locals resting and reading in the shade provided b...
"From the entrance vestibule one enters the sanctu...
An elevated arcade resting on columns inside the M...
Four young denizens of Cairo, two of them offering...
A wide view of the giant piers supporting the arca...
Peering through a network of elegant pointed arche...
Exquisite wall carving in the Ibn Tulun mosque, co...
Another look at a segment of the central courtyard...
A close look at the elegant stone minbar situated ...
One of the twin minarets of the complex. -MA
A view of the pylon from within the sanctuary lyin...
Closer look at the columns in the temple's sanctua...
Closer look at the columns and part of the pylon i...
The entrance to the courtyard of the temple with a...
Giant columns covered in relief in one of the hall...
Safavid period decoration inside the Masjid-e-Ali.
Doric order colonnade of the eastern façade of the...
An elegant Doric column as seen from within the Pr...
Three columns on the northern end of the Propylaea...
This image has been taken from right behind what r...
A wide view of the magnificent Parthenon, the "sub...
About the design of the Parthenon, Trachtenberg wr...
The sublime entablature and sculpture of the Parth...
Columns at the back end of the Parthenon, as seen ...
Columns set into the north slope of the Acropolis....
The immense Temple of Zeus Olympius situated south...
The majestic Corinthian columns of the Temple of Z...
Two of the 15 standing columns of the Temple of Ze...
The sanctuary dedicated to the Greek god Asclepius...
The lateral Doric colonnade of the Temple of Hepha...
The remains of the Telesterion, the large temple t...
Doric colonnade of the Temple of Poseidon at Souni...
Close-up of the Doric columns at the Temple of Pos...
Pillars of the Corinthian Treasury at Delphi. -MA
The Athenian Stoa was constructed contemporaneousl...
A detailed view of the poros stone columns of the ...
The main attraction of Delphi and seat of the Delp...
View of the east end of the Temple of Apollo befor...
A wider view taken from the top of the theater loo...
A 10-tiered flared muqarnas or stalactite vault in...
A view of the elegantly carved façade of the Buruc...
Elegant stonework at the Buruciye Medrese, commiss...
A close up of the intricately carved façade of the...
View of the interior of the Gök Medrese. - SK.
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...
Interior view of the Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Camii in Tu...
A study of the stalactite capitals of the Esrefogl...
Close-up image of one of the lower corners of the ...
The north façade of the Alaeddin Camii, located on...
The mausoleum of Kaykaus I, left unfinished at the...
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....
Deeply carved stucco decoration on column inside h...
Detail of stucco decoration inside the Friday Mosq...
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 inside the mihrab, which houses a seven sid...
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...
An old entrance along the streets of Cordoba, Spai...
An arcade on a balcony in Juderia (the former Jewi...
A wall in the Sinagoga del Transito, Toledo. It is...
The synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca, dating to ...
A view of the Machuca Garden, named after Pedro Ma...
An elaborate façade in the court of the Mexuar (fr...
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 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...
Every visible surface in this slide is covered wit...
There are more than a hundred of these elegant col...
A close up of the lions in the famous fountain in ...
The peristyle circular courtyard in the palace of ...
Forum columns in the basilica of the Volubilis. -A...
Remaining columns of the original Temple in the Sa...
View looking out from the Roman Marketplace toward...
