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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Islamic Monuments - Spain

Fortress in Cuatro Postes - Spain
Fortress in Cuatro Postes - Spain

Fortress in Spain

Fortress in Zaragoza - Spain

Giralda Tower in Seville Spain

Moorish Tower in Sevilla - Spain

The Alcazar Fortress in Spain

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Islamic Monuments - Turkey

Amasya in Turkey

Bayezid Complex in Edirne - Turkey

Bazar in Bursa - Turkey

Birdhouse in Turkey

Caravanserai in Capadocia - Turkey

Cifte Minareli Madrassah in Erzurum - Turkey

Cumalikizik Village in Bursa - Turkey (bazar)


Ishak Pasha Palace in Agri - Turkey (sunrise)

Ishak Pasha Palace in Agri - Turkey

Mardin in Turkey

Rustem Pasha Caravanserai in Edirne - Turkey


Ulu Cami in Adana - Turkey

Ulu Cami in Bursa - Turkey (night)

Ulu Cami in Diyarbakir - Turkey (night)

Ulu Cami in Diyarbakir - Turkey

Ulu Cami in Kutahya - Turkey

Ulu Cami in Sivas - Turkey

Ulug Beg Madrasah in Samarkand - Uzbekistan

Friday, November 9, 2012

Islamic Monuments - Syria

Aleppo in Syria

Bazar in Aleppo - Syria

Bazar in Damascus - Syria

Citadel in Palmyra - Syria

Citadel in Aleppo - Syria

Citadel in Aleppo - Syria (interior)

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Islamic Monuments - Iran

Bazar in Kerman - Iran

Bazar in Shiraz - Iran

Caravanserai in Yazd - Iran

Naghshe Jahan Square in Isfahan - Iran

Siosepol Bridge in Isfahan - Iran

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Islamic Monuments - Kyrgystan

Caravanserai in Kyrgyzstan

Chellah the Fortress in Rabat - Morocco

Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia (night)



Sher Dor Madrasah in Samarkand - Uzbekistan



Tillya-Kori Madrasah in Samarkand - Uzbekistan

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