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...
The minaret to the Mosque of Omar, directly opposi...
Isfahan was at one time dotted with these minarets...
Safavid period decoration inside the Masjid-e-Ali.
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...
One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth c...
The tri-partite semi-dome at the top of the portal...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
A view of the ‘Alminar’ (from the Arabic minar) at...
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...
An important innovation in al-Hakam II’s additions...
A view inside the mihrab, which houses a seven sid...
Dome over the bay in front of the mihrab in the Mo...
A richly decorated ceiling above the nave of the 1...
Rich carved moldings on the ceiling above the nave...
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...
A view of the east façade of the mosque of Cordoba...
The Puerta de la Grada Redonda on the east façade ...
The minaret at the Mosque of Cordoba was erected i...
A water pool in the ‘courtyard of the Oranges’ (pa...
Close up of water fountain.
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...
A view of the mosque of Cordoba across the river G...
A crenellated wall at the mosque of Cordoba.
Another view across the river Guadalquivir in Cord...
The Renaissance style entrance portal to the Churc...