Stunning mosque ceilings highlight the intricate beauty of Islamic architecture

from our friend Tara McGinley at Dangerous Minds

Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom, Iran

 

There are really no words to describe the beautiful intricate geometric forms and explosion of colors found on mosque ceilings found in the Arab world and elsewhere. But why bother trying to describe such totally mind-melting eye candy, anyway? I’m left speechless. Just look…

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Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran

 



Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran

 



Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran

 



Vakil Mosque, Shiraz

 



Shah Mosque , Isfahan, Iran

 



Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom, Iran

 



Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran

 



Jalil Khayat Mosque, Arbil, Iraq

 



Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE

 



Grand Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

 



Bahud-Din Naqshband Mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

 



Jame Mosque of Yazd, Iran

 



Iranian Mosque

 



Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, Iran

 



Ali Ibn Hazem Holly Shrine, Shiraz, Iran

 



Tori Kori Madrasah, Samarkand

 

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