The Jain temple of Amar Sagar (near Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan, India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Jain_Tempel, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Amar_Sagar, #Jain_Tempel, #Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #Indien, #India

A haveli (merchant's house) in need of renovation in Nawalgarh (Rajasthan, Shekhawati region, India)
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Wandmalereien, #wall_paintings, #havelis, #Nawalgarh, #Shekhawati, #Rajasthan, #Indien, #India

In the old town of Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan (India) you will find ornately decorated Jaini temples.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Richly decorated haveli (merchant's house) in Mandawa/ Shekhawati region (Rajasthan, India)
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Haveli, #Mandawa, #Jhunjhunu_district, #Shekhawati, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

Richly decorated building in Pushkar (Ajmer district/ Rajasthan, India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Pushkar, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

Restaurant "Old Synagogue" in Prague (Czechia).
(September 2008)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Restaurants, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Prag, #Prague, #Tschechien, #Czechia

A Hindu deity, maybe Kali, in a niche in the palace of the Junagarh Fort in Bikaner/( Rajasthan (India)
(February 2017)
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#Hinduism, #Hindu_deities, #Hindu_Gottheiten, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Junagarh_Fort, #Bikaner, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

In the richly decorated Bhandasar Jain Temple in Bikaner (Rajasthan, India), which dates back to the 12th century.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Jain_Tempel, #Jainism, #Jainis, #Bikaner, #Rajasthan, #Indien, #India

The 'Mandore gardens' in Mandore/Rajasthan (near Jodhpur, India) boasts several temples and chhatris (cenotaphs) of many rulers of Jodhpur state, mainly from the 18th and 19th century.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Gärten, #gardens, #Tempel, #chhatris, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Mandore, #Jodhpur, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

"Art in construction" - in a Jain temple in Osian (Jodhpur district/ Rajasthan, India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Decorations on a half-timbered house in Rhens on the Middle Rhine (Rhineland-Palatinate) - "Zum alten Fritz" (inn).
(July 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Fachwerkhäuser, #half_timbered_houses, #Rhens, #Mittelrhein, #Rheinland_Pfalz

A rich decorated havel (merchant's house) in Mandawa (Shekhawati region, Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#havelis, #Kaufmannshäuser, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Wandmalereien, #wall_paintings, #Mandawa, #Shekhawati, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

In the Ar-Rahman mosque in Hilden (Mettmann district, near Düsseldorf), which was built by Moroccans and inaugurated in 2013.
(August 2014)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Moscheen, #mosques, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Lampen, #lamps, #Hilden, #Rheinland

The Fatih Central Mosque in Mülheim an der Ruhr (Rhineland) was completed in 2016. Here is a view of the dome of the mosque.
(August 2018)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Wandmalereien, #wall_paintings, #Moscheen, #mosques, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Mülheim_an_der_Ruhr

A rich merchant's house (haveli) in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan, India), which today serves as a museum.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Havelis, #Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #Indien, #India

Rich wall-paintings in the Bhandasar Jain Temple in Bikaner/ Rajasthan (India). The temple was constructed in the 12th century.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Jainis, #Jain_Temples, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Bikaner, #Rajasthan, #Indien, #India

Richly decorated house in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan/ India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Erker, #bay_windows, #Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

Part of the Jain temple complex of Amar Sagar (near Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan, India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Impressions of the Jain temple in the Lodhruva village of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan (India). The temple was constructed in the 9th century, but destroyed by Muslims in 1152 and lateron rebuilt.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Jainism, #Jain_temples, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Lodhruva, #Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

In the mystical Rosslyn Chapel (15th century) south of Edinburgh, Scotland.
(December 2006)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Ornamentik, #Rosslyn_Chapel, #Tempelritter, #Freimaurer, #Freemasons, #Schottland, #Scotland