Detail of Turkish tile revetment with repeating fl...
View of the tall drum of the Dome, with pierced la...
The eight exterior faces of the building are made ...
Detail of arched lattice windows on the outside of...
Detail of lattice window, surrounded by Turkish ti...
A closer view of the smaller Qubbat al-Nabi or Dom...
A view of the Qubbat al-Nabi, or Dome of the Proph...
Created in March 1972. Part of A: Jerusalem. Locat...
Iwan at the main entrance of the Friday Mosque of ...
Intricate decoration (similar to the Safavid style...
The central mihrab bay of the Muzaffarid Madrasa i...
Southwest Iwan seen from across the courtyard of t...
Northwest Iwan of the Friday Mosque of Isfahan see...
Another view of the northwest iwan, this time from...
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...
Iwan façade of the Muffarid Madrasa, in the Friday...
View from beneath the vault of the iwan façade of ...
A closer view of the central pointed arch of the i...
Closeup of the elements of the muqarnas in the sem...
Closeup of the richly ornamented muqarnas hood ove...
Exquisite decoration on the panels of the entrance...
Detail of the sublime muqarnas semi-dome in the en...
Closeup of one of the magnificently decorated pane...
Exquisite decoration above the marble dado of the ...
Marble dado and tile revetment in the northeastern...
View of the northwest iwan in the courtyard of the...
The southeast iwan and its internal vault, which i...
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...
A rectangular passage in the Shah mosque covered b...
Exquisite decoration on the interior of the iwan o...
Detail of muqarnas squinch in the vault of the iwa...
Detail of vertical panel flanking doorway in the i...
Looking through the iwan portal leading into the c...
Pointed barrel-vaults opening onto the adjacent co...
View of the courtyard of one of the madrasas. -MA
An iwan portal in the madrasa courtyard of the Sha...
Exterior view of the dome of the Shah Mosque from ...
A closer view of the lavishly decorated façade of ...
Exquisite tile decoration above dados of the façad...
The dome of the Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque.
The muqarnas-adorned mihrab in the interior of the...
Vertical panel adorned with letters of Kufic scrip...
Another vertical panel in one of iwans of the Chah...
A view of the south iwan of the Chahar Bagh Madras...
A close look at the muqarnas-adorned mihrab and mi...
Close look at the different styles of ornament ado...
Pointed archway in the corner of the Chahar Bagh M...
Closer look at archway displayed in B.096. The orn...
Wonderful view of the two stories of rooms and poo...
A reflection of the two stories of rooms in the po...
Close look at one of the many exquisite "enamel po...
View of the Trajanic baths "that enroach upon the ...
Isfahan was at one time dotted with these minarets...
Safavid period decoration inside the Masjid-e-Ali.
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...
Star-patterning in low-relief inside the Gök Medre...
The main entrance portal of the Büyük Karatay Medr...
Close-up image of one of the lower corners of the ...
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 ...
A close look at the beautiful tilework adorning th...
Another image of the open-air interior space of th...
Detail of the muqarnas niche in the base of the on...
The mihrab of the Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi.
The famous green dome of the Mevlana Museum, adorn...
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...
Exterior view of the dome of the Friday Mosque at ...
View of the portal screen in relation to the dome ...
A view of the mihrab in polychrome relief stucco. ...
Panels of mosaic faience on a brick background. Th...
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 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 the Patio de las Doncellas, with stucco dec...
Majolica tilework at the Alcazar, Seville. –SK
Mosaic faience panels in the Alcazar, Seville. –SK
Detail of faience mosaic at Alcazar, Seville. –SK
A close view of the mihrab at the mosque of Cordob...
A view inside the mihrab, which houses a seven sid...
Dome over the bay in front of the mihrab in the Mo...
Glazed tile decoration inside a courtyard of a hou...
An elaborate façade in the court of the Mexuar (fr...
Detail of one of the doors on the façade of the Co...
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...
A wall in the Comares Court at the Alhambra in Gra...
A wall in the Comares Court framed within arches o...
Arabic calligraphy in carved stucco on a wall in t...
A mosaic dado on a wall in the Alhambra.
Looking towards the Court of the Lions through a p...
A window in one of the Nasrid palaces of the Alham...
Stucco-decoration in a side-room flanking the Coma...
