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  • Jaipur, Amber Fort, established 1592 by Man Singh I, with palaces added by Jai Singh I (r 1621-67).  Details of wall decor, a marble panel of two stylized flowering plants and a butterfly.
    Mughal marble flowers IND200111-6-25.jpg
  • San Clemente, marble mosaic floor by the four brothers, known as the Cosmati from their father Cosmatus, between 1190 and 1235.  The floor is seen from a low angle to show extent and complexity of the geometric pattern.  Hexagons, triangles, circles, rectangles, squares, are set in a systematic close fitting design which I thought quite beautiful.
    Multicolored-hexagons-marble-mosaic-...jpg
  • Pattern and texture of marble back of Dying Gaul statue
    marble-human-back-Rome_ITA200901--04...jpg
  • Santa Pudenziana, nave; Cosmati floor; detail of the geometric design of lozenges, stripes, polygons, in cream, grey, red, and blue marble.
    Santa-Pudenziana-Cosmati-marble-floo...jpg
  • Wall panel in the Itimad ud Daulah tomb, Agra, with painted floral and arboreal decoration on marble..
    Tomb_Itimad_Dawlah_painted_wall_pane...jpg
  • Jaipur, Amber Fort, established 1592 by Man Singh I, with palaces added by Jai Singh I (r 1621-67).  Detail of marble wall panel exquisitely carved with two different flower stalks with blooms and a one butterfly
    Relief_plants_Mogul_IND200111-6-25.jpg
  • Man and woman seated together meditating on the cool marble floor of Ranakhpur, Jain temple built in 1439 in reign of Rana Kumbha, after businessman Dharma Sah dreamed that he should build a temple to Adinath, primary Jain deity, just at this spot.  Has 1444 columns each uniquely & richly carved with deities and floral motifs.  Beyond the couple, sunlight pours into an adjoining open courtyard.
    Ranakhpur_meditation_IND200111-8-4.jpg
  • Elegantly draped marble torsos in the Museo Nacional de Arte Roman, Merida
    Ancient Roman fashion statements.jpg
  • Palace of Sultan Qaboos, Muscat.  Modern structure, approach avenue, row of street lsmps, polished marble sidewalk.  Omani men wearing dishdashas cross the street.
    OMN200801--3555.jpg
  • The duomo interior is large and quite bare.  Again the pietra serena with white walls combination is used.  The floor of polished multicolored marble echoes the exterior color combination of red, green, grey, and white.
    Florence_Duomo_nave-ITA201101--0059.jpg
  • Overall view of Ghiberti's "Gates of Heaven" on the Baptistry, with  marble sculpture of Jesus being baptized by St. John, made in 1505  by Andrea Sansovino (c1467-1529).  The angel looking on is a later 18th century work by a lesser sculptor, Innocenzo Spinazzi.  The gold doors in place are replicas of the originals which are kept in the museum.
    Florence_Baptistry_door_replica_ITA2...jpg
  • Itimad ud Daulah tomb, Agra, built 1622-28: inlaid marble minaret and red sandstone entrance gate
    Tomb_Itimad_Dawlah_IND200111-2-2.jpg
  • Rome, Ara Pacis, detail of sculptured reliefs of white marble, restored.   A goddess sits amid a scene of fertility and prosperity with twins on her lap. Scholars have variously suggested that the goddess is Italia, Tellus (Earth), Venus, and Peace, though other views also circulate. Due to the widespread depiction around the sculpture of scenes of peace, and because the Altar is named "peace", the favored conclusion is that the goddess is Pax.
    Ara Pacis panel ITA200901--0495-2.jpg
  • Santa Maria in Trastevere, interior.  Pavement detail, marble inlay in circle pattern.  Cosmati style floor.
    Cosmati_tile_floor_ITA200901--0989.jpg
  • Interior of St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, at the chapel where the simple marble tomb of St. Wenceslaus rests.  Side view of the tomb on its plinth; window above with 16th century frescoes of the life of King Wenceslaus.   The chapel itself is 14th century, rebuilt from the original 10th century rotunda church, after Wenceslaus had become the patron saint of Bohemia.
    Wenceslaus-tomb-St.Vitus-Prague-CZR2...jpg
  • Santa Maria in Domnica, exterior, colonaded facade with Roman era carved marble boat in forecourt. Boat is an ancient offering incorporated into the 16th century fountain.  An unusual example of Renaissance adaptive reuse of ancient work.  Church portico by Sansovino 1513  main church is 9th century basilica with three apses, and lovely mosaics.  http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/Santa_Maria_in_Domnica
    navicella-Rome_ITA200901--1275.jpg
  • Taj Mahal: domes with hibiscus shrub in foreground, its red blooms and round shape echoing and contrasting with the white marble and round dome of the Taj.
    Taj_Mahal_IND200111-3-7.jpg
  • "Umbilicus Urbis Romae" inscription on a marble  plaque fragment attached to the side of the ancient speakers' platform near the arch of Septimus Severus, Roman Forum.  ...
    Forum-Rome_ITA200901--0517.jpg
  • Niche in the Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra.  Tiled floor and wainscot, marble wall, decorated arches, grilled windows.  Sunlight streaming through the windows sheds a magical glow into the space.  Unusually, it is empty of tourists.
    Alhambra_niche_ESP201210--0253.jpg
  • Three plants, stylized but botanically accurate, sculptured on a wall panel inside the Taj Mahal.  A stylized border top and bottom of pietra dura, scrolled in dark marble pietra dura.
    Tah_Mahal_detail_IND200111-3-20 .jpg
  • Elegantly draped marble torsos of the 1st and 2d centuries AD in the Museo Nacional de Arte Roman, Merida; Composite of three draped figures on purple background.
    Ancient_Roman_fashion_statements_ESP...jpg
  • Taj Mahal terrace, looking toward the guest house next to the tomb structure.  White marble and red sandstone in contrast.
    Taj_Mahal_terrace_IND200111-3-11.jpg
  • Detail of stalagtite marble in one of the niches on the exterior of the Taj Mahal.
    Taj_Mahal_detail_stalagtite_IND20011...jpg
  • Perfect American Georgian brick church, funded by Robert "King" Carter in 1735.  Central plan, carved walnut pews and pulpit.  Carfully preserved and devotedly maintained by a private organization. Detail of the free standing white marble baptismal font.
    Historic-Christ-Church-Weems-USA.VA2...jpg
  • St. Peter's Basilica: Michelangelo's Pieta behind protective glass, with barred window on the other side of the church reflected in the glass.  Multicolor marble sheets on the walls and on the base of the statue add warmth and atmosphere.
    Pieta_Vatican_Rome_ITA200901--1321.jpg
  • Elegantly draped marble torsos in the Museo Nacional de Arte Roman, Merida, three different ones laid on a plain blue background as "Ancient Roman Fashion Statements."
    Ancient Roman fashion ESP201210.jpg
  • Navicella fountain in front of Santa Maria in Domnica; detail of the bow of the ancient marble gallley incorporated into the 16th century fountain.  A ferocious lion head is carved on the side
    navicella-Rome_ITA200901--1274.jpg
  • Statue of Dying Gaul in the Capitoline Museum, detail of hand on thigh
    Marble hand ITA200901--0461.jpg
  • Trogir: sculptures in Chapel of Blessed John from Trogir, in the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, by Niccolo of Florence (pupil of Donatello), begun 1468.
    Trogir-sculpture-putto--HRV200606-09...jpg
  • Acropolis, Erechtheum, details of restoration work ongoing.  Tools, planks, scaffolding.  Olive tree growing from foundation.
    GRC197804-2-17m.jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature with horse's head peering out from the pediment corner.  Metope figures faintly discernible.
    GRC197804-1-16m.jpg
  • Acropolis, Propylaea, workmen doing repairs with scaffolding and tools.
    GRC197804-2-10.jpg
  • Acropolis, Parthenon: detail of a damaged column.
    GRC197804-2-09.jpg
  • View towards the Parthenon from inside the Propylaea..  Planks provide footing for visitors while workmen build scaffolding..
    GRC197804-2-14m.jpg
  • View along the Parthenon side colonnade or perstyle showing the slight convex curve that gives visual life to the structure.  Tufts of grass in the interstices of the fitted blocks.   Heads of four tourists visible over the edge of the platform.  City of Athens and far away landscape just visible.
    GRC197804-10m.jpg
  • Acropolis, Propylaea, workmen doing repairs with scaffolding and tools.
    GRC197804-2-10.jpg
  • Gentleman on retreat at the 15th century Jain Temple to Adinath at Ranakpur pauses willingly for a portrait.  Within the precinct no shoes and no leather (such as in belts or watch bands) is permitted.  The gentleman wears bright red pants and a bright yellow shawl.
    Indian gentleman on retreat -IND2001...jpg
  • Taj Mahal at sunset from the other side of the Jumna river; buffalo walking by, on its way home.  The entire complex is visible: tomb, guest house, and mosque.  Two figures in the distance in brightly colored saris.
    Taj_Mahal_sunset_IND200111-3-26.jpg
  • Acropolis, Erechtheum, details of restoration work ongoing, seen from the lower side below the porch.  One corner caryatid visible, before they were replaced with replicas.
    Erectheum_GRC197804-2-15.jpg
  • Worshippers at prayer in front of the qibla of the mostque of Sultan al Muayyad, near Bab Zuweila, Cairo, Egypt.  The Imam leading the prayers stands, while seven men kneel and bow behind him.  Some, including the Imam, wear galabeyyas, while others wear trousers. They are seen from behind.  The Qibla is ornamented with a design of colored tiles.  Straw matting on the floor.
    Noon_prayers_EGY197810-2-26.jpg
  • Taj Mahal seen from the prison room in the Agra Fort, where Shah Jehan was incarcerated by his son.
    Agra_Fort_prison_IND200111-3-30m.jpg
  • Acropolis, Erechtheum, details of restoration work ongoing..
    Erectheum_GRC197804-2-17.jpg
  • Acropolis, Propylaea, Detail of saw leaning against the base of a Propylon column.  The column flutes are clearly delineated, as it the fact that it has shifted on the platform.
    Athens_Acropolis_GRC197804-2-11.jpg
  • Acropolis, Parthenon: details of temple base and substructure, weeds growing in between the stones..
    Parthenon_stylobate_GRC197804-2-06.jpg
  • Acropolis: Temple of Nike detail: damaged Ionic frieze and capitals showing holes and broken cornice.
    Nike_GRC197804-1-29.jpg
  • Photographer reflected in the glass exterior of the German Pavilion for the 1929 World's Fair in Barcelona, designed by Mies van der Rohe, with a sculpture by Georg Kolbe.  Torn down in 1930, after the fair, the landmark structure was reconstructed in 1983-6 by a group of Spanish architects who used the same materials as had van der Rohe.
    ESP199410-1-17.jpg
  • St. Peter's Basilica: Michelangelo's Pieta, behind protective bullet proof glass.  Window on the opposite side of the church is reflected in the glass, creating an ambiguous spacial relationship.
    Michelangelo Pieta ITA200901--1321pt...jpg
  • Close up, in compressed telephoto shot, of a campanile detail adjoining the cathedra.  The hexagonal reliefs at the lower right are copies.  The originals are in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
    Florence_campanile_duomo_ITA201101--...jpg
  • Itimad ud Daulah tomb, Agra, built 1622-28: approach from entrance gate
    Tomb_Itimad_Dawlah_IND200111-2-1.jpg
  • Door jamb of Qala i Kuhna Mascid, Purana Qila, Delhi.
    Delhi_Qala_i_Kuhna__IND200111-01-30.jpg
  • Acropolis, Parthenon: detail of a damaged column of the peristyle.  One vast gouge out of the column shaft.  Scaffolding visible beyond, around the cella..
    Parthenon_GRC197804-2-09.jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature, looking upward at one corner showing a piece of a column capital broken off and a gaping space along one cornice.
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-15.jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature showing broken cornice and one metope still in situ.
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-12.jpg
  • Couple meditating in the Jain temple to Adinath at Ranakhpur, built in 1439 in reign of Rana Kumbha, after businessman Dharma Sah dreamed that he should build a temple to Adinath, primary Jain deity, just at this spot.  Has 1444 columns each uniquely & richly carved with deities and floral motifs.
    Couple meditating Ranakhpur Jain tem...jpg
  • Floor of the duomo nave.
    Florence duomo floor ITA201101--0061.jpg
  • One of the two quadrigas of bronze set on top of the Vittorio Emmanuele monument, Rome, seen from the side along the rooftop.  A scattering of about 6 to 8 people.
    Quadriga-bronze-Vittoriano-ITA200901...jpg
  • Guard in winter uniform standing outside the Mausoleum, rifle at rest.  Red uniform, green hat, white cape.  He looks sternly at the camera.
    Portrait-Moroccan-guard_MOR200411_03...jpg
  • Dying Gaul statue, detail of head and face
    Head of Dying Gaul statue ITA200901-...jpg
  • Santa Pudenziana, nave; Cosmati floor, close up showing pattern and shapes.
    Cosmati_tile_floor_ITA200901--0605.jpg
  • Upper part of a minaret at the Taj Mahal, showing fine ashlar masonry and delicate carved detail.
    Taj_Mahal_minaret_IND200111-03-10d.jpg
  • Taj Mahal seen in the distance across the Jumna river from a room in the Agra Red Fort palace area.
    Agra_Fort_palace-IND200111-04-30.jpg
  • Acropolis, Propylaea, workmen doing repairs with scaffolding and tools.  One on the scaffold of the Propylon tightens a clamp around a column.
    Athens_Propylaea_GRC197804-2-13.jpg
  • Acropolis, Propylaea, workmen doing repairs with scaffolding and tools.  One on the ground, one on the scaffold; tourists leaving the Acropolis around them; Parthenon and Erechtheum visible beyond.
    Athens_Propylaea_GRC197804-2-14.jpg
  • Acropolis, Propylaea, workmen doing repairs with scaffolding and tools.  One on the ground gestures to another on scaffolding by the Propylon.  Tourists wander about, some picking their way toward the Propylon.  Parthenon itself partially visible on the left.
    Athens_Acropolis_GRC197804-2-10.jpg
  • Athens Acropolis repair needs in detail of broken colonnade.
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-19.jpg
  • Prague, St. Nicholas church interior, looking up near the crossing.  Exuberant High Baroque frescoes, sculptures, pilasters, and arches make an impossible composition.  Early 18th century.  Architect Krystof Dienzenhofer.  Frescoes painted by Viennese artist Jan Lukas Kracker, as well as several other painters and sculptors
    Baroque-church-interior-CZR200901--0...jpg
  • St Peter's Square, Bernini colonnade, interior curve; man seated writing in the foreground, orange backpack at his feet; another figure partly visible behind another column.
    St-Peters-Bernini-colonnade-Rome_ITA...jpg
  • Approaching the Taj Mahal enclosure, the dome visible over the enclosure wall.
    Taj_Mahal_IND200111-3-2a.jpg
  • View along the Parthenon side colonnade or perstyle showing the slight convex curve that gives visual life to the structure.  Tufts of grass in the interstices of the fitted blocks.   Heads of four tourists visible over the edge of the platform.  City of Athens and far away landscape just visible.
    Parthenon_GRC197804-10.jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature.  Doric column capitals, abaci, entablature, and a corner of the cornice with horse's head silhouetted against blue sky..
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-16.jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature on the eastern side,  Upward view of cornice, metopes, one column capital.  In the pediment, one horse's head and one god's knee project above the cornice.
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-14.jpg
  • Approaching the Acropolis, the Parthenon roof and entablature appear peeking over the heights.
    Athens_Acropolis_GRC197804-01-11.jpg
  • Statue of Dying (or wounded) Gaul in the Capitoline Museum, detail of hand pressing on his thigh
    Statue_Dying_Gaul_Rome_ITA200901--04...jpg
  • Four Hmong boys playing marbles on a dirt road near SaPa, North Vietnam.  In the afternoon sun, their figures cast sharp shadows on the road. One is about to shoot a marble into a dirt cup.  Two others watch critically.
    Boys-playing-marbles-Vietnamese_VTN2...jpg
  • Marble fragment from an ancient Roman sculpture: a beautifully wrought hand gently grasping a length of rope (?)
    Marble_hand_grasping_ESP201210--0356.jpg
  • Frontal view of an elaborately draped Roman torso in marble, making a design of swirls and angles.
    Ancient_Roman_marble_torso_drapery_E...jpg
  • Trevi Fountain detail; seagull perched on the nose of a marble horse held by a marble man
    Rome_Trevi_fountain_ITA200901--0318.jpg
  • Trevi Fountain detail; seagull perched on the nose of a marble horse held by a marble man
    Fountain Trevi Rome ITA200901--0318.jpg
  • Pavement of the terrace of the Taj Mahal, white marble lozenges set into red sandstone paving tiles.  Early morning sun makes the marble gleam.
    Taj_Mahal_terrace_pavement_IND200111...jpg
  • Taj Mahal terrace laid with a pattern of white marble lozenge shapes inserted in brick colored sandstone
    Taj_Mahal_terrace_IND200111-3-14.jpg
  • Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Kalupur, Ahmedabad: large group of women seated on the marble floor, a row of men seated in front, chant a meditation.
    Jain-worshippers-Swami-Narayan-IND20...jpg
  • Palace of Sultan Qaboos, Muscat.  Modern structure, approach avenue, row of street lsmps, polished marble sidewalk.
    Modern royal palace in Muscat
  • Detail of low relief marble foliate carved ornament on an exterior wall of the Taj Mahal..
    Taj_Mahal_detail_IND200111-3-16a.jpg
  • Marble pietra dura wall panel in the Itimad ud Daulah tomb, Agra.  This monument is a forerunner of the Taj Mahal, which see.  This panel shows a stylized cypress, flowers, and above a dish of fruit, set in a plain border.
    pietra_dura_cypress_IND200111-2-7a.jpg
  • Marble statue of St. Luke, by Nanni di Banco, in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.  The work was on the original facade of the cathedral, which was redesigned and built.  The seated figure looks down on us with a supercilious sneer, holding a book on his knee with one hand.
    Saint Luke Renaissance statue ITA201...jpg
  • Head of Nanni di Banco's marble statue of St. Luke in the Museu dol'Opera del Duomo.  His facial expression seems to show a very condescending squint.
    Condescending_expression_ITA201101--...jpg
  • Cobblestones laid in a fan pattern on a medieval street in Alcala de Henares, Spain.  Shadowed legs and feet of two pedestrians at the top of the image.  Cobblestone pattern is confined to panels separated by strips of white marble.
    Cobblestone_fan_shape_ESP201210--236...jpg
  • Exterior of a hall in the compound.  A visitor (man) sits on the steps putting on his shoes.  The carved wooden doors are fronted by carved marble columns.
    Hanoi_Temple_Literature__VTN200602--...jpg
  • Man talking on a mobile telephone while he lights incense spiral cones at a Vietnamese pagoda, Phong Thuong Truc, near the Marble Mountain, North Vietnam.
    man-mobile-phone-Vietnamese_VTN20060...jpg
  • Head of Nanni di Banco's marble statue of St. Luke in the Museo dol'Opera del Duomo.  His facial expression seems to show a very condescending squint.
    Sculpture-portrait-Renaissance-ITA20...jpg
  • Detail of a twisted column of Bernini's baldachino in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.  The black column with its gold ornamen tation is set against on e of the white marble square pillars in the basilica.  Three candles, unlit, in the foreground.
    Baldachino-detail_Rome_ITA200901-128...jpg
  • Rebuilt two storey skena or scene or scaena frons building of the Roman theater at Merida, built 16-15 BC by Vipsanius Agrippa, then consul.  White marble columns stand out in front of a rubble masonry and brick wall behind them.
    Merida_Roman_theater_scene_ESP201210...jpg
  • From the Taj Mahal terrace, looking toward the Jumna River past the adjoining caravansaray.  One corner of the tomb at the left, marble terrace and Jumna river gleaming, and caravansaray shadowed on the right.
    Taj_Mahal_terrace_IND200111-3-9a.jpg
  • The two-masted sailboat, the traditional Egyptian felucca, is being used for freight -- a load of stone blocks (granite? marble?)  One crew member stands at the rudder while the other jumps off the bow into the water, holding the rope for tying it up.  Masts, sails, and jumper are all reflected in the still river water.
    Felucca tying up
  • Taj Mahal terrace, looking east at sunrise, up the Jumna River.  The white marble terrace emits an orange glow from the rising sun.  Chhatri of the adjoining han in the complext in silhouette.
    Taj_Mahal_sunrise_IND200111-3-8.jpg
  • Sibenik, water dish for dogs built into a Renaissance wall, inscribed "AMOR D' CANI"  Streetscape with marble pavement.
    Sibenik_Croatia_HRV200606-011.jpg
  • Detail of the elaborate stalagtite carved marble ornament in the walls and arcades of the Plaza of Myrtles, Alhambra.
    Alhambra_stalagtite_ESP201210--0257.jpg
  • The central figures is an ancient marble image of Brahma flanked by his consorts, Gayatri Devi and Savitri Devi (left and right).   They are 11th century sculptures preserved in a recent building in the town of Nagara just outside of Khambhat
    Brahma-statue-IND201301-0667.jpg
  • Seen from the back, a neat row of 11 men with one more leader in front of them is seated on their heels in the course of doing their prayers.  The qibla and wall in front of them is elaborately inlaid with multicolored marble discernible despite the monochromatic image.  The mosque dates from 1415-1422.
    Men in orderly prayer at a Cairo mosque
  • Venice, Ca d'Oro, facade detail of its exquisite Gothic ornament.  Multicolored marbles, carved figures and corbels, rope, foliated scrolls, pointed arches, quatrefoils, bull's eye glass, etc.
    Ca-d'oro-restored-Venezia_ITA200403-...jpg
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