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This 'screen' is carved out of marble! |
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Our guide for the day, showing a cooling feature of the palace. Water would flow out of the wall and down a canal, cooling the surrounding area. |
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A better view of the defensive wall. |
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A Langur, just hanging around looking for handouts. |
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A palace on a lake we stopped to photograph. |
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At the city observatory, standing next to my star sign. |
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This is giant clock, accurate to within seconds. The hypotenuse is parallel to the earth's axis of rotation, while the band (pictured here) is coplanar with the earth's equator. The result is that the shadow from the hypotenuse falls directly across the band, and from the location of the shadow, the time can be inferred. |
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A detail of the band, showing the gradations. |
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Mini-clocks, one for each star sign. |
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A sample stamp, used in the dyeing of fabrics. |
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A sample hand-dyed piece of fabric. |
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Hand-making a carpet. It requires a lot of work and concentration, because the carpet makers keep the patterns in their heads. As a result, they only work for a few hours at a time. |
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