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Muqarnas Keyword

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A.075 Detail of Facade of Madrasa Is’ardiyya
A.075 Detail of Facade of Madrasa Is’ardiyya

Detail of the south façade of the Madrasa Is'ardiy...

A.076 Facade of Madrasa Is’ardiyya
A.076 Facade of Madrasa Is’ardiyya

Detail of the south façade of the Madrasa Is'ardiy...

A.077 Madrasa Is’ardiyya
A.077 Madrasa Is’ardiyya

Detail of the south façade of the Madrasa Is'ardiy...

A.087 Cotton Merchant's Gate
A.087 Cotton Merchant's Gate

Decorated semi-dome over the Cotton Merchant's Gat...

A.088 Façade of the Madrasa al-Tankiziyya
A.088 Façade of the Madrasa al-Tankiziyya

The decorated semi-dome atop the entrance of the M...

A.089 Portal of Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya
A.089 Portal of Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya

A semi-dome portal of the madrasa, constructed by ...

B.001 Entrance to Friday Mosque
B.001 Entrance to Friday Mosque

Iwan at the main entrance of the Friday Mosque of ...

B.009 Lamp in Friday Mosque
B.009 Lamp in Friday Mosque

A lamp niche in the Friday mosque, with an intrica...

B.016 Mihrab on Muzaffarid Madrasa
B.016 Mihrab on Muzaffarid Madrasa

The central mihrab bay of the Muzaffarid Madrasa i...

B.018 Southwest Iwan of Friday Mosque
B.018 Southwest Iwan of Friday Mosque

Southwest Iwan seen from across the courtyard of t...

B.018 Southwest Iwan of Friday Mosque
B.018 Southwest Iwan of Friday Mosque

Southwest Iwan seen from across the courtyard of t...

B.019 Southwest Iwan of Friday Mosque
B.019 Southwest Iwan of Friday Mosque

Southwest Iwan seen from across the courtyard of t...

B.020 Northwest Iwan of Friday Mosque
B.020 Northwest Iwan of Friday Mosque

Northwest Iwan of the Friday Mosque of Isfahan see...

B.022 Northwest Iwan of Friday Mosque
B.022 Northwest Iwan of Friday Mosque

Another view of the northwest iwan, this time from...

B.024 Muqarnas in Southwest Iwan
B.024 Muqarnas in Southwest Iwan

Close-up of muqarnas elements in the southwest iwa...

B.033 Muqarnas Skylight
B.033 Muqarnas Skylight

A sublime muqarnas vaulted skylight in the southwe...

B.047 Muqarnas in Iwan
B.047 Muqarnas in Iwan

Closeup of the elements of the muqarnas in the sem...

B.048 Masjid-e-Jameh (Friday Mosque)
B.048 Masjid-e-Jameh (Friday Mosque)

Closeup of the richly ornamented muqarnas hood ove...

B.053 Muqarnas on Column
B.053 Muqarnas on Column

Intricately adorned marble vase with a muqarnas to...

B.054 Muqarnas at Entrance to Shah Mosque
B.054 Muqarnas at Entrance to Shah Mosque

Detail of the sublime muqarnas semi-dome in the en...

B.068 Muqarnas in Iwan
B.068 Muqarnas in Iwan

Detail of muqarnas squinch in the vault of the iwa...

B.077 Façade of Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque
B.077 Façade of Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque

A closer view of the lavishly decorated façade of ...

B.083 Mihrab in Shaykh Lutfallah Dome
B.083 Mihrab in Shaykh Lutfallah Dome

The muqarnas-adorned mihrab in the interior of the...

B.093 Mihrab of Chahar Bagh Madrasa
B.093 Mihrab of Chahar Bagh Madrasa

A close look at the muqarnas-adorned mihrab and mi...

B.094 Vaulting in Chahar Bagh Madrasa
B.094 Vaulting in Chahar Bagh Madrasa

Close look at the different styles of ornament ado...

E.023 Complex of Hasan
E.023 Complex of Hasan

A side view of the magnificent entrance portal of ...

E.024 Complex of Hasan
E.024 Complex of Hasan

The center of the Hasan complex: "… a magnificent ...

E.036 Al-Azhar Mosque
E.036 Al-Azhar Mosque

The "Gate of Sultan Qaytbay 1469/873, a superb exa...

E.039 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri
E.039 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

The façade of the "congregational mosque-madrasa b...

E.043 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri
E.043 Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri

The façade of the "congregational mosque-madrasa b...

E.073 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq
E.073 Complex of Farag ibn Barquq

One of the twin minarets of the complex. -MA

AP.003 Decorated Niche on Çifte Minare
AP.003 Decorated Niche on Çifte Minare

An exterior niche beside the portal of the Cifte M...

AP.004 Façade of Çifte Minare
AP.004 Façade of Çifte Minare

A view of the portal and façade at the entrance of...

AP.007 Çifte Minareli Medrese
AP.007 Çifte Minareli Medrese

A 10-tiered flared muqarnas or stalactite vault in...

AP.009 Şifaiye Medrese
AP.009 Şifaiye Medrese

A muqarnas or stalactite vault at the Şifaiye Medr...

AP.010 Entrance Portal of Bürüciye Medresi
AP.010 Entrance Portal of Bürüciye Medresi

A view of the elegantly carved façade of the Buruc...

AP.011 Detail of Bürüciye Medresi Entrance
AP.011 Detail of Bürüciye Medresi Entrance

Elegant stonework at the Buruciye Medrese, commiss...

AP.014 Gök Medrese
AP.014 Gök Medrese

A doorway to the right of the façade of the Gök Me...

AP.015 Gök Medrese
AP.015 Gök Medrese

A close up of the intricately carved façade of the...

AP.079 Eşrefoğlu Mosque
AP.079 Eşrefoğlu Mosque

Interior view of the Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Camii in Tu...

AP.081 Stalactite Muqarnas
AP.081 Stalactite Muqarnas

Stalactite muqarnas at the Esrefoglu Camii. Muqarn...

AQ.001 Büyük Karatay Medresesi
AQ.001 Büyük Karatay Medresesi

The main entrance portal of the Büyük Karatay Medr...

AQ.023 Sırçalı Medrese
AQ.023 Sırçalı Medrese

The stone portal of the Sırçalı Medrese, another f...

AQ.024 Sırçalı Medrese
AQ.024 Sırçalı Medrese

A close look at the finely decorated muqarnas nich...

AQ.035 Citadel of Konya
AQ.035 Citadel of Konya

A muqarnas niche at the Citadel of Konya. -MA

AQ.037 Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi
AQ.037 Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi

Detail of the muqarnas niche in the base of the on...

AQ.038 Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi
AQ.038 Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi

The mihrab of the Sahip 'Ata Külliyesi.

AQ.051 Selimiye Camii at Konya
AQ.051 Selimiye Camii at Konya

The spire of the pulpit closely resembles the dome...

AQ.059 Sultan Han
AQ.059 Sultan Han

The pishtaq of the Sultan Han caravanserai. The pi...

AQ.062 Sultan Han
AQ.062 Sultan Han

Inner portal to the animal and cargo storage area....

AQ.074 Hatuniye Medresseh
AQ.074 Hatuniye Medresseh

The marble portal of the “Stone Gatehouse” of the ...

BE.073 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.073 Friday Mosque, Yazd

View of the magnificent entrance iwan of the Frida...

BE.084 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.084 Friday Mosque, Yazd

The mihrab is one of the few parts of the mosque w...

BF.030 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.030 Friday Mosque, Kerman

View of the entrance iwan across a reflecting pool...

BF.031 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.031 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of tile mosaic on iwan, probably heavily re...

BF.040 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.040 Friday Mosque, Kerman

The mihrab, installed in the 16th century, compris...

CS.022 Court of the Mexuar
CS.022 Court of the Mexuar

Stucco work on walls, Court of Mexuar, Alhambra. T...

CS.058 Lamp Niche
CS.058 Lamp Niche

A lamp niche in the Alhambra in the north end of t...

CS.059 Lamp Niche
CS.059 Lamp Niche

A lamp niche in the Alhambra in the north end of t...

CS.061 Stalactites
CS.061 Stalactites

Muqarnas or stalactite vaulting in the Mocarabes c...

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