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IRAN, ISFAHAN: View of the beautiful blue mosaic Imam Mosque, from the windows of the Ali Qapu Palace. Built during the Safavid period, it is an excellent example of Islamic architecture of Iran, and regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian Architecture. The Shah Mosque of Esfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran. It is registered, along with the Naghsh-i Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611, and its splendor is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions. Archival photo from 1977.
Moscow to St.Petersburg Train
HONDURAS, PIMIENTO: Elida Lacayo, 12, a Miskita girl living on the banks of the Patuca River on the Mosquito Coast of Honduras.
PERU, MACHU PICCHU: View of the mountains of Machu Picchu through a window in the Hut of the Caretaker's House. Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level. It was built around 1460 AD but was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
INDIA, Udaipur: View of the beautiful Lake Palace in Pichola Lake from one of the windows in the City Palace. The majestic white City Palace located in the heart of Udaipur, was originally built by Maharana Udai Singh of the Sisodia Rajput clan and extended to its present form by subsequent Maharanas. Built in granite and marble and surrounded by crenellated fort walls, the largest palace complex in Rajasthan stands on a crest overlooking the Pichola Lake.
INDIA, UDAIPUR: View of the beautiful, romantic Lake Palace (Jagniwas) in the middle of Lake Pichola from a window in Jagmandir, the pleasure palace built by Maharana Karan Singh, as a tour boat travels across the lake toward Udaipur.
IRAN, ISFAHAN: View of the beautiful blue mosaic Imam Mosque, from the windows of the Ali Qapu Palace. Built during the Safavid period, it is an excellent example of Islamic architecture of Iran, and regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian Architecture. The Shah Mosque of Esfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran. It is registered, along with the Naghsh-i Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611, and its splendor is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions. Archival photo from 1977.
IRAN, ISFAHAN: View of the beautiful blue mosaic Imam Mosque, from the windows of the Ali Qapu Palace. Built during the Safavid period, it is an excellent example of Islamic architecture of Iran, and regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian Architecture. The Shah Mosque of Esfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran. It is registered, along with the Naghsh-i Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611, and its splendor is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions. Archival photo from 1977.
IRAN, ISFAHAN: View of the beautiful blue mosaic Imam Mosque, from the windows of the Ali Qapu Palace. Built during the Safavid period, it is an excellent example of Islamic architecture of Iran, and regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian Architecture. The Shah Mosque of Esfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran. It is registered, along with the Naghsh-i Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611, and its splendor is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions. Archival photo from 1977.
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