Uzbekistan Mosque

Architectural detail, Uzbekistan

'Whereever the eyes looks, it sees beauty'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaxxon/16916401/

KISWA: COVER OF KA'ABA SHARIF

This is a piece of the kiswa that once covered the Kaaba in Mecca. It was given to Japan after the 1970 Expo in Osaka. Verses from the Koran are embroidered on the heavy fabric in gold thread.





http://muslimcultures.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_archive.html



Kiswa Documentary

Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia, Istanbul