Stone Carvings

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I am going to start with Islamic carvings .. lets keep non-offensive carvings in this thread

a Mosque in Isfahan

http://www.paklinks.com/gsmedia/files/54200/friday_mosque_isfahan.gif

a section of Qutub Minar

http://www.paklinks.com/gsmedia/files/54200/qutab_first_stage.jpg

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Kool:D

Welcome Little Princess
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:subhan:

its a detailed chiseled there…n i can imagine loads of bruises. :frowning:

Welcome Little Princess
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http://www.paklinks.com/gsmedia/files/57648/tm.jpg

Carvings in Taj Mahal

cafe walon
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WOW! This is just amazing. The carving is so intricate…just amazing!

So People, What Are You Wearing?
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Part of Mosque-Cordoba, Spain

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/2050315379_b910eb7b58.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/2051101658_0dc8c1a9a8.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2209/2051095824_fe62f5f052.jpg?v=0

Cafe Mafia
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Very detailed carvings in the first images and they look beautiful :k:

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Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBpBBj_EYKI/R10vdoFg4oI/AAAAAAAADAM/rT61UJTdI34/s1600/Cairo,%2BIslamic%2BCairo,%2BMosque%2Bof%2Bal-Azhar,%2BGate%2Bof%2Bthe%2BBarbers,%2BIMG_9933.JPG

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8882/9lw5.jpg

http://stanouse.com/Cairo%20Pics/images/71%2028%20C%20Mosque%20alAzhar%20Main%20Open%20Area_jpg.jpg

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http://www.oldroads.org/images/Qaitbey4.jpg

Mohabbat kay iss pehlay sunehray safar mein
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/2052690518_d230cc178d.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2051901171_6ef2f5a156.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2051899237_8285379162.jpg?v=0

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Mosque Esfahan

http://www.persianmirror.com/images/culture/travel/emamzadehjafar.jpg

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DAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

thats nice

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wow, so detailed and so beautiful.

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beautiful pictures Lusi, thanks for sharing ..

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very nice, this is amazing architecture.

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Thanks guys! I hope with time, Islamic art/architecture would get more recognition.

anyway some more… I came across.

Classical arabic calligraphy carved in stone, Medersa ben Youssef, Marrakech, Morocco.

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~iany/patterns/images/medersa_stone_calligraphy.jpg

Taj Mahal…

Several stone tablets with Arabic calligraphy from the Quran are still on display at the Palace of the Shirvanshas in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Palace of the Shirvanshah’s

http://www.touristr.com/system/picture/image/2161/full/19890837_86086b5ed5_o.jpg

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:smack:I was like:eek: rangon ky shajar main craving:konfused:

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beautiful pictures...amazing workmanship

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No doubt