View of the Bab al-Zahabi, the eastern gate of the...
View of an arched portal in the Bab al-Zahabi or G...
View of ashlar stone masonry on the south side of ...
A man sitting beside the Sebil Sultan Qait Bay.
The east façade of the Sebil Sultan Qait Bay, show...
Low relief arabesque carvings on the dome of the S...
A view of the Bab al-Qattanin or the Cotton Mercha...
A view of the galleries of Bab al-Qattanin or the ...
Another view of the arched galleries beside the Ba...
Decorated semi-dome over the Cotton Merchant's Gat...
The decorated semi-dome atop the entrance of the M...
A semi-dome portal of the madrasa, constructed by ...
A view of the Chain Gate Fountain (Sebil Bab el-Si...
View of the Tomb of Sitt Tunshuq on Aqabat al-Taki...
The Shahrestan bridge is the oldest bridge in Isfa...
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...
A view of the Şifaiye Medrese, also known as the I...
The Kesik Kopru was originally a Seljuk bridge but...
A village in Aksaray province, Turkey. - SK.
The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...
This han or caravenserai dates from the 13th centu...
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...
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...
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...
Banna'i brickwork in the iwan vault leading to the...
The mihrab is one of the few parts of the mosque w...
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...
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...
This octagonal domed mausoleum is a very important...
Inside view of the dome, showing baked brick work.
View from the inside the mausoleum. (For general a...
A view of the site of the Taq-e-Bostan, tucked awa...
A view of the reflecting pool in front of the iwan...
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)...
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...
The Alcazar of Seville (derived from the Arabic al...
A gate leading into the Alcazar of Seville. –SK
A view from the Patio de las Doncellas or the “Cou...
Inside the Patio de las Doncellas, with stucco dec...
A view of the Patio de la Montería in the Alcazar ...
A water fountain in the Alcazar.
A view of the Roman bridge of Cordoba, built aroun...
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...
Walls of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos (Alca...
Islamic-style gardens at the Alcazar de los Reyes ...
A street in Cordoba, Spain.
A street in Cordoba. The tower of the Mezquita or ...
An old entrance, Cordoba, Spain. The blind niches ...
Elaborate stonework on balcony above an ornamental...
Geometric ornamentation above the threshold on a s...
Whitewashed streets in Cordoba, Spain.
A window grill looking into the courtyard of a hou...
Glazed tile decoration inside a courtyard of a hou...
Looking through a gate into a house on a Cordoban ...
A grill looking into the courtyard of a house on a...
Afternoon teta-a-tete on a sunny Cordoban street.
Along the streets of Cordoba, Spain.
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.
An old entrance along the streets of Cordoba, Spai...
The Plaza del Potro (Square of the Pony), named af...
A view of the 16th century water fountain which gi...
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...
The west wall of the Synagogue of Cordoba, Spain. ...
A wall in the Sinagoga del Transito, Toledo. It is...
The synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca, dating to ...
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 wall in the Comares Court at the Alhambra in Gra...
A wall in the Comares Court framed within arches o...
A lamp niche in the Alhambra in the north end of t...
A soffit of an arch in the north end of the Comare...
Muqarnas or stalactite vaulting in the Mocarabes c...
A pilaster with an elaborate stucco background on ...
A window in one of the Nasrid palaces of the Alham...
Looking towards the Court of the Lions through a p...
Stucco-decoration in a side-room flanking the Coma...
Looking at the city of Granada through a horse-sho...
Looking at one of the towers of the Alhambra palac...
Pavilions overlooking the Generalife gardens in Gr...
The Patio de la Acequia (Water Garden Courtyard) i...
A view of the Lower Gardens of the Alhambra, built...
A water fountain in the Generalife gardens at Gran...
Entranceway to the palace of Charles V in the Alha...
The Charles V Fountain was designed by Pedro Machu...
The peristyle circular courtyard in the palace of ...
A Renaissance-style water fountain in the city of ...
A traditional coat-of-arms embellishing a Renaissa...
The Renaissance style entrance portal to the Churc...
A church in the city of Granada, Spain. In the 16t...
The gymnasium, where athletes trained for the Pyth...
A view of the foundation of the 'Priest's House,' ...
A view of the Sanctuary of Athena from above, look...
The Tholos, a circular building with 20 columns. T...
The Tholos, a circular building with 20 columns an...
The two Treasuries of the Sanctuary, the Doric (le...
View of the Messalian Treasury in front of the tho...
View of the Roman Marketplace or Agora. The market...
A stone block inscribed with a cross, formerly on ...
A view of the entrance to the sacred way and the w...
The start of the Sacred Way seen from the East. Th...
View of the Siphnian (back) and Sicyonian (front) ...
A View of the Offering of the Arcadians from the t...
A mason's name carved into a stone block on the Bo...
A view of the Halos, lit. 'threshing floor,' where...
The Athenian Stoa was constructed contemporaneousl...
An inscription on the Athenian Stoa dedicating the...
Dedicated after the battle of Plataea against the ...
Referred to by Baly only as 'Reaper Base,' this st...
The main attraction of Delphi and seat of the Delp...
The long stone base of the Offering of Daochos II,...
A stoa constructed by Attalus I of Pergamon, not t...
A drainage channel, covered by rounded stones. Suc...
A drainage channel, composed of tiled stone pieces...
View of the staircase leading up from the terrace ...
A fountain located northeast of the Sanctuary of A...
View of the retaining wall behind the Altar of Ath...
A retaining wall of the stadium featuring an archi...
View of the Megarian Treasury along the Sacred Way...
View of the back wall of the Monument of Krateros,...
View of a retaining wall in front of the Temenos o...
An unidentified wall at Delphi in the pseudo-isodo...
View of a retaining wall behind the Temenos of Her...
A detail of the statue bases of the Offering of Da...
Brick masonry in the Roman Marketplace. This brick...