Reflected Glory
As well as mosques, Shia Islam builds shrines to its various saints, seers and holy men. One of these shrines, the Imamzadeh Ye-Ali Ebne Hamze in Shiraz, is decorated on the inside with hundreds - no, thousands - of mirrored tiles. (There's a video that someone shot inside here.) The place leans dangerously towards being horribly tacky, but irrespective of your taste, it's quite a stunning place to enter for the first time. Having removed my shoes, and gone in, I stood for a moment, taking in the amazing sight.
"Jeeeeesus Christ," I murmured.
And a voice from somewhere over my shoulder said, "Not quite..."
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 1 Sep 2011, 14:41, 3 replies)

Click for the dry sense of humour of your observer.
(Dildo Bugger destroyed a ring on, Thu 1 Sep 2011, 14:47, closed)

^Amen to that^

( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Thu 1 Sep 2011, 15:01, closed)

*clicks*
This I like, kind of reminds me of an old Billy Connoly joke from way back when.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 1 Sep 2011, 15:58, closed)