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View of the magnificient frescos inside the main prayer hall of Vank Cathedral (Holy Savior Cathedral, Church of the Saintly Sisters), in Isfahan, Isfahan province of Iran.
The cathedral was established in 1606, dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of Armenian deportees that were resettled by Shah Abbas I during the Ottoman War of 1603-1618.
The interior is covered with fine frescos and gilded carvings and includes a wainscot of rich tile work. The delicately blue and gold painted central dome depicts the Biblical story of the creation of the world and man's expulsion from Eden. Pendentives throughout the church are painted with a distinctly Armenian motif of a cherub's head surrounded by folded wings. The ceiling above the entrance is painted with delicate floral motifs in the style of Persian miniature. Two sections, or bands, of murals run around the interior walls: the top section depicts events from the life of Jesus, while the bottom section depicts tortures inflicted upon Armenian martyrs by the Ottoman Empire.
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View of the magnificent hallway in Jameh Mosque, reflecting geometric elegance, in Isfahan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Built during the Umayyad dynasty, Jameh mosque is one of the oldest mosques still standing in Iran.
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Beautiful painting of a 12-side star with angular extensions, on the ceiling inside the Qajar Kushak, in Fin Garden, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Fin Garden is a historical Persian garden, and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. It contains Kashan's Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in 1852. Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in Iran.
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For 2 years now, brand new fun fairs have opened in Pyongyang. Thousands of north koreans go there every day, queue to test all the attractions, in a very nice atmosphere. They also can find a video game center with rather old machines, and even a hamburger restaurant. It is also a good way for the teens to meet girls of their age, something new in North Korea. The attractions are brand new and modern. Many north korean are il after a ride. Many people who enjoy the place are soldiers.
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Mexico, Baja Califonia Sur, Cabo San Lucas, Granite rock shoreline at sunset at this unnamed beach north of Cabo
The Maha Kumbh Mela is the largest religious gathering on earth, and takes place every 12 years on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, the Kumbh Mela took place in Allahabad in 2013 and attracted more than 100 million people...
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Beautiful view of the interior chamber inside Borujerdi House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
The Borujedri historial house was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam, for the wife of Seyyed Mehdi Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant. The wife came from the affluent Tabatabaei family, which Seyyed Mehdi fall in love with her and built this house for her.
It consists of a rectangular beautiful courtyard, delightful wall paintings by the royal painter Sani ol molk, and three 40 meter tall wind towers which help cool the house to unusually cool temperatures. It has 3 entrances, and all the classic signatures of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as a biruni yard (exterior yard) and a daruni yard (andarun) (interior yard). The house took eighteen years to build using 150 craftsmen.
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Morning light shines through beautiful stained glass windows of a interior room inside Tabatabaei House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Tabatabaei House is a historic house built in the early 1880s for the affluent Tabatabaei family. It consists of four courtyards, wall paintings with elegant stained glass windows, and includes other classic features of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as biruni and andaruni.
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Stone statue of Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer, inside Đakovo Cathedral (Cathedral of St. Peter), a Roman Catholic Church built in 18th century, in Đakovo, Osijek-Baranja county, Slavonia region of Croatia.
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Exterior view of Holy Trinity Cathedral, the third-tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world, in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia.
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Beautiful painting on the ceiling inside the Qajar Kushak, in Fin Garden, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Fin Garden is a historical Persian garden, and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. It contains Kashan's Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in 1852. Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in Iran.
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I haven't been able to get back to edit this one until now. I love the angles and reflections here so much! ;)
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Beautiful view of the interior chamber inside Borujerdi House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
The Borujedri historial house was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam, for the wife of Seyyed Mehdi Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant. The wife came from the affluent Tabatabaei family, which Seyyed Mehdi fall in love with her and built this house for her.
It consists of a rectangular beautiful courtyard, delightful wall paintings by the royal painter Sani ol molk, and three 40 meter tall wind towers which help cool the house to unusually cool temperatures. It has 3 entrances, and all the classic signatures of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as a biruni yard (exterior yard) and a daruni yard (andarun) (interior yard). The house took eighteen years to build using 150 craftsmen.
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View of the magnificent hallway in Jameh Mosque, reflecting geometric elegance, in Isfahan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Built during the Umayyad dynasty, Jameh mosque is one of the oldest mosques still standing in Iran.
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Detailed view of the famous mosaics of Christ and the twelve Apostles, inside Euphrasian Basilica, a Roman Catholic basilica built in 6th century, in center town of Poreč, in Istria County, Croatia.
The Euphrasian Basilica is an excellent example of early Byzantine architecture in the Mediterranean region, and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997.
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Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, and became an Art Deco laboratory during the 1930s, rationalism, Novecento, neo-Classicism, neo-Baroque and monumentalism are among the varied avant-garde styles that still can be seen there, the result today is hundreds of aging, sherbet-colored buildings that are still standing in the former italian quarter
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Skylight shines though the beautifully decorated dome of Khan Amin al-Dowleh Timche, a traditional caravanserai in the bazaar of Kashan, Isfahan province, Iran.
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Whenever I capture something like this I always wonder if I should have made more of if. Then again it's what keeps me going back to the lakes. I have always loved photographing boats, it as if they are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.
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View of the beautifully decorated ceiling inside Agha Bozorg Mosque, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran. It was built in the late 18th century by master-mi'mar Ustad Haj Sa'ban-ali.
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Beautiful interior room with stained glass windows, inside Tabatabaei House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Tabatabaei House is a historic house built in the early 1880s for the affluent Tabatabaei family. It consists of four courtyards, wall paintings with elegant stained glass windows, and includes other classic features of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as biruni and andaruni.
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Morning light shines through beautiful stained glass windows of a interior room inside Tabatabaei House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Tabatabaei House is a historic house built in the early 1880s for the affluent Tabatabaei family. It consists of four courtyards, wall paintings with elegant stained glass windows, and includes other classic features of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as biruni and andaruni.
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Beautiful fresco on the interior wall of Đakovo Cathedral (Cathedral of St. Peter), a Roman Catholic Church built in 18th century, in Đakovo, Osijek-Baranja county, Slavonia region of Croatia.
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