The east façade of the Sebil Sultan Qait Bay, show...
Low relief arabesque carvings on the dome of the S...
The Timurid prayer hall to the southwest in the Fr...
Detail of the mihrab of Uljaytu in the Timurid pra...
Close up of the niche in the mihrab of Uljaytu, in...
Curved stucco calligraphy on the Mihrab of Uljaytu...
Close-up of the masterful stucco work in the mihra...
The entrance lying at the base of the minaret of t...
The part of the mosque which Urdu speakers in Sout...
A large alabaster Sphinx excavated in Memphis.
The famous and mysterious Sphinx of Giza, situated...
View of the Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad.
A view from the square infront of the Complex of H...
A side view of the magnificent entrance portal of ...
A closer look at the decorative fountain situated ...
The "Gate of Sultan Qaytbay 1469/873, a superb exa...
The façade of the "congregational mosque-madrasa b...
The dome and entrance portal of the Mosque–Mausole...
View down Darb al-Labana street in Cairo, looking ...
"The Building Texts inscribed on the outer girdle-...
View of a wall in the Temple of Horus inscribed wi...
Three of the hundreds of coats of arms scattered t...
One of the hundreds of coats of arms scattered thr...
One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth c...
The tri-partite semi-dome at the top of the portal...
Stalactite muqarnas at the Esrefoglu Camii. Muqarn...
Close-up image of low-relief Arabic calligraphy ad...
Mid-relief sculpture (most likely) being exhibited...
A gravestone in the Sırçalı Medrese, which now sta...
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....
Square stone kiosk-mosque in the courtyard of Sult...
A view of the square stone kiosk-mosque from the c...
A study of the arabesque tracery and decorative ro...
Another view of the arabesque tracery through the ...
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...
Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.
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 from the Patio de las Doncellas or the “Cou...
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...
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...
An old entrance, Cordoba, Spain. The blind niches ...
Elaborate stonework on balcony above an ornamental...
Geometric ornamentation above the threshold on a s...
An old entrance along the streets of Cordoba, Spai...
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 Corinthian capital at the Volubilis. -AS
