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(مسجد شیخ لطف الله) Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque in Naghshe Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran

Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1618. It was built by the chief architect Shaykh Bahai, during the reigh of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty. 

Photograph by Mohammad Yazdi Rad

Even more magnificent in person! Esfahan is the most beautiful city I’ve ever visited.

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Girl in a kimono in Breitner’s studio 
Author: George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857-1923)Medium: Gelatin silver printLocation: Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie | RKD, The Hague

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Girl in a kimono in Breitner’s studio

Author: George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857-1923)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Location: Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie | RKD, The Hague

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