Corridor covered by transverse arches of exquisite...
The central mihrab bay of the Muzaffarid Madrasa i...
Northwest Iwan of the Friday Mosque of Isfahan see...
Basin lined with a band of Arabic calligraphy in f...
Reflection of the mosque's arcade in the pool for ...
Close-up of muqarnas elements in the southwest iwa...
Exquisite tile decoration above the dado of the no...
Exquisite and brilliantly colorful decoration on t...
Mesmerizing section of decorated panels in the sou...
Iwan façade of the Muffarid Madrasa, in the Friday...
View of the area across the entrance to the Muzaff...
View from beneath the vault of the iwan façade of ...
A closer view of the central pointed arch of the i...
Closeup of the elements of the muqarnas in the sem...
Closeup of the richly ornamented muqarnas hood ove...
Exterior view of the northeastern dome of the Frid...
Exquisite decoration on the panels of the entrance...
Intricately adorned marble vase with a muqarnas to...
Closeup of one of the magnificently decorated pane...
Exquisite decoration above the marble dado of the ...
Exquisite tile decoration above dados of the façad...
Isfahan was at one time dotted with these minarets...
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 ...
An exterior niche beside the portal of the Cifte M...
A view of the portal and façade at the entrance of...
A muqarnas or stalactite vault at the Şifaiye Medr...
A view of the elegantly carved façade of the Buruc...
Elegant stonework at the Buruciye Medrese, commiss...
A close up of the intricately carved façade of the...
Hasan Dağı or Mount Hasan is the second highest mo...
The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...
Interior view of the Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Camii in Tu...
A study of the stalactite capitals of the Esrefogl...
Stalactite muqarnas at the Esrefoglu Camii. Muqarn...
The main entrance portal of the Büyük Karatay Medr...
Close-up image of one of the lower corners of the ...
Close-up image of low-relief Arabic calligraphy ad...
A mesmerizing image of the richly decorated penden...
Another image of the intricately adorned interior ...
Another close-up image of the intricate decoration...
Mid-relief sculpture (most likely) being exhibited...
A wooden Selcuk window being exhibited in the Büyü...
Detail of the minaret before the İnce Minareli Med...
A closer look at one of the pendentives of the cen...
A close look at the finely decorated muqarnas nich...
The famous green dome of the Mevlana Museum, adorn...
A 19th century marble salsabil (Arabic term for a ...
Detail of the minaret at Aziziye Mosque, showcasin...
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...
The shaded arcade on the west of the open courtyar...
Exterior view of the cupola and drum of Sultan Han...
Small village off of the highway connecting Askara...
This particular Khan contains an arcade portico an...
The Altinapa Dam, completed in 1967, is a rockfill...
The Taurus Mountains have scattered forests of pin...
The limestone rock of the Taurus Mountains has ero...
View of a vault from inside the dome chamber in th...
Detail of pier on the Blue Mosque. The color palat...
Interior view of southern domed sanctuary of the B...
Detail of carved inscription band on Maragha marbl...
An exterior view of the brick walls of the Friday ...
Exterior view of the Gonbad-i-Ghaffariyeh, a mauso...
The Gonbad-e-Kabud was built in 1196 and is lavish...
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...
Detail of tile mosaic on iwan, probably heavily re...
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.
A beautiful view of the two carved grottos, the la...
Detail of frame of the larger iwan. The frame term...
Foliate capital at Taq-e Bostan
Rock relief outside the two main iwans showing the...
Equestrian relief of Khosrow II in the central iwa...
Detail of Khosrow II in his coat of mail mounted o...
Detail of stag hunt.
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.
Detail of tree from the stone relief of the stag h...
Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.
