June 21, 2007

Minarets - #293


Minarets in detail.

I'm curious - I thought that the details on the apex of each minaret should always be crescents. These are full circles. Why?

4 comments:

Harsha said...

The metal expanded in the heat and the crescents turned into full circles.

Floo said...

^lol.
I wonder why...

Anonymous said...

good Q.
it is a design, just a design... not related to any religious reason..you may also find mosques in Dubai that have no design on their apices.. Nice Shot

Anonymous said...

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