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199 Marina Boulevard in San Francisco stands as a striking representation of the architectural evolution along the city’s Marina District. This row of homes blends distinct styles, from Tudor Revival to Mediterranean-inspired aesthetics, a hallmark of the neighborhood’s development after the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The buildings showcase intricate details, with half-timbering and steeply pitched roofs in the Tudor designs, contrasting with smooth stucco facades, rounded arches, and decorative tilework seen in others.
The property’s Mediterranean-style building prominently features geometric detailing and expansive windows, allowing natural light to flood the interior. Its rooftop terrace offers panoramic views of the bay, a coveted feature in this prime waterfront location. Adjacent properties retain a mix of influences, such as Colonial Revival and Storybook styles, reflecting the district’s eclectic character, shaped by early 20th-century architects catering to the area’s burgeoning affluence.
199 Marina Boulevard is set along a stretch known for its proximity to the Marina Green, a recreational haven with sweeping vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Residents enjoy easy access to landmarks like the Palace of Fine Arts and Fort Mason, while the nearby Chestnut Street corridor offers some of the city’s finest dining and shopping options.
This area exemplifies San Francisco’s post-earthquake renaissance, combining resilient engineering with thoughtful design. The homes along Marina Boulevard were often built atop reclaimed land from the 1915 exposition, and their enduring beauty highlights the craftsmanship and ambition of the era. For visitors and locals alike, this address encapsulates the sophisticated charm of waterfront living in the Marina District.
This is one of several rooms with unexpectedly fine encaustic tiles. The toilet is a later replacement but thankfully the 1902 tiles remain in place.
Khan Theological School (aka Imam Gholi Khan Madrasa or Madrasa-i-Khan) was built in 1627. I am not sure if there are additional buildings (I assume there are). We only saw an impressively muqarna*-covered entrance gate, a beautifully domed vestibule, and a lovely courtyard. The courtyard is a classic four-iwan** plan, apparently square, with shallow iwans covered in gorgeous tilework (apparently the same on each side). and was graced with palms, pines, roses, and citrus trees, and a reflecting pool in the center.
I loved that the plantings gave attention to all the senses... the sound of a breeze in pines and palms is a delight, even as their shade refreshes the skin; the scent of roses fills the air and the citrus trees made my mouth water.
To see what the courtyard looked like in 1933, visit ArchNet's pages on the school. Be sure to view the large photos - it's quite fascinating!
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*Muqarnas are used in many ways in Islamic architecutre... see this page on Archnet for a full description, history, and references.
**An iwan is a large arched opening in the wall of a courtyard. Usually there are four; sometimes one leads to an interior hall of a mosque. The architectural theme apparently dates from ancient Assyria but became common in Islaimc architecture. The four-iwan plan is commonly used in domestic, religious, and public architecture in Iran and the region.
Read more about iwans, and see examples across time and space, here on Archnet.
Title: [Painted Tilework]
Creator: Unknown
Contributors: Hunt, Myron, 1868-1952
Date: ca. 1904-1912
Part Of Album, architectural views of Mexico
Place: Mexico
Description: Painted tilework along a wall.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 20 x 25 cm on 20 x 28 cm
File Name:ag1999_1241_44_opt.jpg
Digital Collection: Mexico: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
For more information, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mex/id/3550
The piece is assembled upside down, working from the back side, and then grout is applied. The tiles are cut so that their sides slope inwards, allowing grout to fill in the back while the glazed tile surface occupies the whole face of the work.
a good example of arabesque design which includes the elements of floral motif, geometric patterns and calligraphy
Castro Verde is a small town in south central Portugal that is just big enough to have a bus station. There is a wonderful tile picture about 4m long above some tables and chairs that provides a view of the town in the painted tile common to the region. It's really wonderful. .
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【Isfahan, Iran】 Extreme close up on the central tilework under the dome of the Sheikh Lotfallah mosque of Isfahan.
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Beautiful brickwork & tilework inside the interior chamber of Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, a traditional Iranian public bathhouse in Kashan, Iran. It was constructed in the 16th century, during the Safavid era; however, the bathhouse was damaged in 1778 as a result of an earthquake and was renovated during the Qajar era.
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The pattern seen here is a mosaic of differently shaped and glazed tiles, as opposed to being made up of rectangular glazed tiles laid side-by-side and top-to-bottom.
Friday Mosque, Yazd, Iran.
A close-up of the tilework and inscriptions on the a Dome at the Chor-Bakr Mausoleum just outside Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Inside of One of the domes of Shah jahan mosque. Sindh is famous for its art and this is a classic example of its blue and white tile work.
Classic blue-and-white tilework on the walls of São Bento train station, Porto, depicted scenes of the Battle of Aljubarrota.
Beautiful brickwork & tilework inside the interior chamber of Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, a traditional Iranian public bathhouse in Kashan, Iran. It was constructed in the 16th century, during the Safavid era; however, the bathhouse was damaged in 1778 as a result of an earthquake and was renovated during the Qajar era.
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Portugal's famous tin-glazed, ceramic tilework. Photo taken in the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de Salzedas near the town of Tarouca.
Tilework depicting No Exit, not certain if this is original to the station or added during a refurbishment, but it certainly isn't anything recent.
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Beautiful brickwork & tilework on the interior ceiling of Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, a traditional Iranian public bathhouse in Kashan, Iran. It was constructed in the 16th century, during the Safavid era; however, the bathhouse was damaged in 1778 as a result of an earthquake and was renovated during the Qajar era.
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This tilework is UNBELIEVABLE... each of those is a piece of glazed masonry, cut and fit together!!! We watched a master workman doing this and still couldn't believe it.
For more information about the mosque, see HORIZON's description - scroll down to "Jame Mosque."
I am so grateful to HORIZON for teaching me (through his example) how to photograph this stuff - always straight on - don't mess with the sacred geometry.
In the Convent of Santa Clara which was built towards the end of the fifteenth century and whose rooms contain superb tilework.
Funchal, Madeira, 11 February 2015
A well-known pub in Hastings, East Sussex. There is a name on the tilework: Alfred S.Carter, Brockley Road, London. They were a tile merchant. Thank you internet!
General Havelock became a hero for helping to suppress the Indian mutiny in 1857...though Indians may have a different opinion on the matter.
Founded in 771 by the Taym Arabs of the village Ṭirān on the outskirts of Yahudiya, one of the then twin towns
constituting the city of Isfahan.
The mosque was renovated between the late 10th century and the early 11th century by the Buyids (932-1055), an Iranian Shia Dynasty.
In 1051 Isfahan became the capital of the Seljuks, a sunni group from Central Asia who wanted the restoration of the Abbasid Caliphate.
In 1121 the Ismaʿilis set fire to the mosque and in its rebuilding, a quintessentially Seljuk mosque was created.
Nearly every significant architectural and decorative trend of the medieval period in Persian history, found its monumental representation in this mosque.
Patron, tilework: Uzun Ḥasan (Hasan the tall) ibn ʿAlī ibn Ḳara yoluk ʿUt̲h̲mān (Abū Naṣr) 1425-1478 a powerful leader of the Aq Qoyunlū (white sheep), a confederation of Turkman tribes who ruled in eastern Anatolia and western Iran until the Safavid conquest in 1501-03.