Inspirational structures and magical castles

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Zahir Mosque, Alor Setar, Malaysia. Built in 1912, funded by Tunku Mahmud, son of the Sultan Tajuddin Mukarram Shah, the mosque was founded with five large domes symbolizing the five main principles of Islam. This mosque has been voted the top 10 most beautiful mosques in the world.
Mihrab (prayer niche) | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object Name: Mihrab Date: A.H. 755/A.D. 1354–55 Geography: From Iran, Isfahan Medium: Mosaic of polychrome-glazed cut tiles on stonepaste body; set into mortar
Damascus, Syria
Omayyad Mosque (Grand Mosque of Damascus). Damascus, the capital of Syria, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
Mespelbrunn Castle
Mespelbrunn Castle is a medieval moated castle on the territory of the town of Mespelbrunn, between Frankfurt and Würzburg, built in a remote tributary valley of the Elsava valley, within the Spessart forest. One of the most visited water castles in Germany (I worked at the U.S. kaserne in Wurzburg in the 90's)