Golden Buddha
Seated Buddha, Singapore Buddhist Lodge, Singapore
Big Buddha
Seated Buddha, Singapore Buddhist Lodge, Singapore
Throne Room, Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Throne Room in Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark. The thrones, reminders of the period of Denmark’s absolute monarchy (1660 to 1848), are no longer used. The king’s throne, on the left, is adorned with two golden lions; the queen’s throne, on the right, features two mythical creatures called griffons. The oval room is now used for greeting dignitaries during state visits. Christiansborg Palace has burned twice, in 1794 and 1884. The current palace was built between 1907 and 1928. The thrones were rescued from the 1884 fire.
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High Altar, Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain
Detail, High Altar, Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain
The scenes in each section of the altar in Seville’s Cathedral tell the story of the life of Jesus.
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Sunlight filtering through the dome above the mihrab, Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain
Sunlight filtering through the center dome above the maqsura (royal enclosure) in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Spain. The screened off maqsura is an elongated space in front of the mihrab, the mosque’s prayer room. The elaborately decorated walls and domes of the maqsura were part of the 962–966 CE mosque expansion by al-Hakam II, the second Caliph of Córdoba. He ruled al-Andalus from 961-976 CE. During his reign, Cordoba flourished as an international center for the arts and science. Hakam amassed a library containing over 400,000 volumes.
Hakam is said to have imported Byzantine artisans to complete the gilded mosaics.
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