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Shahi Qila in Lahore. work on marble (Post 253)

An example of decorative work on marble in Shahi Qila in Lahore, Pakistan. Shahi Qila was built in 16774 by Emperor Aurangzeb(1618-1707). It contains some monuments that date back to Emperor Akbar's time (1542-1605).
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Badshahi Masjid (Mosque) in Lahore. (post 252)

A n old picture of Badshahi Masjid(Mosque) in Lahore, Pakistan. It was built by empower Aurangzeb and completed in 1673.
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Reading the cosmic Quran by Dr. S.H. Nasr. (Post 251)

Reading the cosmic Quran by Dr. S. H. Nasr, professor of Islamic studies at George Washing University. He hols an undergraduate degree in Physics and Mathematics from MIT.  A masters from Hayward in earth sciences (geology and geophysics) and also from Harvard a PhD in history of science and philosophy in1958. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBDpueLzjOI&t=440s
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Silk road route. Hunza area of Pakistan. (Post 250)

Silk road route. Hunza area of Pakistan.
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Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) Rubaiyat. With them the.....(Post 248)

Omar Khayyam  (1040-1134) a Mathematician, a philosopher, scholar of Islam, a Sufi and a poet was born in Naishapur in Iran His Rubaiyat e Omar Khayyam were translated by Edward Fitzgerald in the 1880s. Here is a selection from his Rubaiyat. Khaliq ….With them the seed of wisdom did I sow, And with mine own hand wrought   to make it grow, And this was all the harvest that I reaped… “I came like water, and like wind I go.”
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Taj Mahal in Agra, India. work on marble. (Post 247)

Taj Mahal. Workmanship in Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Work onn marble.
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Taj Mahal. Workmanship on marble/ (Post 245)

Taj Mahal, an illustration of delicate workmanship on marble. Taj Mahal was built  by emperor Shah  Jahan (1592-1666) for his wife Mumtaz Mahal and it is located in Agra, India.  .
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