Stunning mosque ceilings highlight the intricate beauty of Islamic architecture


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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