Peering through a network of elegant pointed arche...
Exquisite wall carving in the Ibn Tulun mosque, co...
The central court (looking towards the mosque) of ...
One of the twin minarets of the complex. -MA
View of the Northern Cemetery, with silk spinning ...
"The Mausoleum of Amir Gani Bak al-Ashraf, built i...
"The complex of Sultan Qaytbay was built between 1...
One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth c...
Close-up image of low-relief Arabic calligraphy ad...
A wooden Selcuk window being exhibited in the Büyü...
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 pishtaq of the Sultan Han caravanserai. The pi...
The detailed entrance facade of Hatuniye Medresseh...
Piers of the Friday Mosque at Nain with patterns i...
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...
A view of the site of the Taq-e-Bostan, tucked awa...
A beautiful view of the two carved grottos, the la...
An exterior view of the two carved iwans.
A view of the larger iwan, dating from the fifth c...
Detail of frame of the larger iwan. The frame term...
A “tree of life” relief from the face of the centr...
Floral detail from the tree of life relief (BG.42)...
Column Capital at Taq-e Bostan.
Foliate capital at Taq-e Bostan
Stucco pilaster inside central niche, with floral ...
Rock relief outside the two main iwans showing the...
Detail of relief of Mithra holding a barsom- a Zor...
Rock relief in the central iwan, showing the inves...
Equestrian relief of Khosrow II in the central iwa...
Detail of Khosrow II receiving the royal diadem wh...
Detail of Khosrow II in his coat of mail mounted o...
This detail is from the smaller iwan. Shahpur II (...
Detailed relief of the boar hunting scene, on the ...
Stone relief of elephants charging at the wild boa...
Stone relief of a wild boar.
Stone relief of wild boars fleeing from the elepha...
Stone relief of Khosrow II coolly taking his aim a...
Khosrow II taking aim of the boars on a boat rowed...
Stone relief of women playing the chang, a Persian...
Stone relief of Khosrow II having lowered the bow ...
Stone relief of chang players.
Stone relief of marsh waves.
Stone relief of the royal hunt, showing the elepha...
Stone relief of the boar hunt showing vegetal moti...
Stone relief depicting the killed boar.
Stone relief of the killed boar hauled over the ba...
Detail of stag hunt.
Elephants charging at the deer. It must be noted t...
Detail of deer fleeing.
Detail of stags fleeing.
Detail of stags fleeing as rider round them up.
Detail of rider hunting the deer.
Detail of Khosrow II under umbrella with attendant...
Detail of rider taking aim at the stag.
Stone relief of assembly of women playing the chan...
Detail of stags being hit by arrows.
Detail of tree from the stone relief of the stag h...
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...
A close-up image of the right part of the horse-sh...
The Puerta del Baptisterio, or entrance gate of Ba...
A close-up shot of the central arch and door of th...
The Puerta de la Grada Redonda on the east façade ...
Elaborate stucco-work covering one of the arches i...
Elaborate stucco work, Court of Mexuar, Alhambra. ...
Stucco work on walls, Court of Mexuar, Alhambra. T...
The Charles V Fountain was designed by Pedro Machu...
Frieze inside Charles V’s palace in Granada, Spain...
A Renaissance-style water fountain in the city of ...
A traditional coat-of-arms embellishing a Renaissa...
