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Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious Shafi-scholar Burdayni,it was finished by a rich merchant in 1694. Marble panels, marble- and mosaic arcading, marble roundels. The minbar is of cedar-wood. 1616-1629,1694.
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Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious S...

Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious Shafi-scholar Burdayni,it was finished by a rich merchant in 1694. Marble panels, marble- and mosaic arcading, marble roundels. The minbar is of cedar-wood. 1616-1629,1694.
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Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious S...

Minbar (pulpit), Mihrab prayer niche) and mosque lamp in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunesia. The mosque was founded by Prince Ziyadat Allah in 836.
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Minbar (pulpit), Mihrab prayer niche) and mosque lamp in the Great Mosque of K...

The mihrab (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Marble, marble inlay. The mosque was founded by Prince Ziyadat Allah in 836.
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The mihrab (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Marble, marble...

Interior of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Chandeliers, mihrab (prayer niche) and minbar (pulpit). 862-875
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Interior of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Chandeliers, mi...

Minbar (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Carved cedar wood.
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Minbar (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Car...

Mihrab (prayer niche) in the east-wall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Tiles, antique columns. 862-875
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Mihrab (prayer niche) in the east-wall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan...

Ornamental tiles around the mihrab (prayer niche) of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. 862-875
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Ornamental tiles around the mihrab (prayer niche) of the Great Mosque of K...

Vaux-le-Vicomte, "chambre du roi", the bedroom reserved for visits by king Louis XIV. One such visit led to the dismissal and arrest of Nicolas Fouquet, minister of finance. The King built Versailles with Fouquet's architect and painter. See 14-01-04/1-20
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Vaux-le-Vicomte, "chambre du roi", the bedroom reserved for visits by king Louis...

Frederick the Great's study and bedroom in the Sanssouci Palace (1745-1747). The king died sitting in the armchair in the alcove on August 17, 1786.
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Frederick the Great's study and bedroom in the Sanssouci Palace (1745-1...

Library of King Friedrich II of Prussia (18th). It was moved later to Charlottenburg Palace from its original site in Sanssouci, Potsdam.
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Library of King Friedrich II of Prussia (18th). It was moved later to Ch...

Bedroom of Queen Luise of Prussia in Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin (Furniture 1810).
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Bedroom of Queen Luise of Prussia in Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin (Furnitur...