Japonica

I love the form and color of these tiny flowers. Alas, they don't last very much. 

Violet tulip

 

White blossoms

 

Blossoms once again

 

Blossoms once again

Another spring and the beautiful colorful blossoms once again. I took lots of pictures of these japonicas and other flowers. I will post them here.

Orange on a tree

 

Vank Church, Isfahan [2]

The curch from the street. I took this picture a few days after Christmass (the banners are about the event). 

Vank Church, Isfahan [1]

A view from the courtyard of the church.  

Maryam-e-Moghaddas (Santa Maria) Church, Isfahan [2]

Same church from the other side. You can see the small dome over the altar in the eastern side of the building. I didn't have the light advantage this time but I liked the result. 

Maryam-e-Moghaddas (Santa Maria) Church, Isfahan [1]

I am very sorry for not being able to post for about two weeks. I was on a trip which started unexpectedly sooner than it was supposed to, so I couldn't even post a note before leaving.
Now I'm back. Today is the 14th day of the Iranian new year so I wish all my friends a very happy new year.
As my previous posts was related to a sacred place (mosque) I though to post a few pictures of another sacred place in Isfahan, i.e. Vank Church which belongs to the same period as Sheikh-Lotfollah Mosque.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [14]

Dancing light ... 

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [13]

Light is dancing over the colorful tiles(A detailed view of picture no. 11 of these series).

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [12]

You wonder where you are standing, so you look up to find a clue and this is your sky.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [11]

The source of light from previous post and a partial view of the dome.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [10]

The main room of the mosque, which is under the elegant dome in thfirst picture of the series.
The effect of light on the glazed tiles is nothing that can be expressed in pictures.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [9]

Where you come from; looking back at the entrance door from inside.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [8]

The second hand of the L-shaped entryway which leads to the main room. The more you go nearer to the center of the mosque the more yo feel detached from daily routines.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [7]

The entryway of the mosque. The dark ambience makes you ready to enter the main room of the mosque.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [4]

Sorry, I don't know why the fourth one was not posted, si I post it again. This picture shows what you can see in the left side of the entrance porch of Sheikh-Lotfollah Mosque. One of the entranses of the great bazaar of isfahan is seen in the picture too.

Sheikh-Lofollah Mosque: Outside to inside [6]

Looking upward just before entering the entryway. I have posted a detail of the muqarnas (the stalactite-like geometric forms) here.