Around the World - Middle East / North Africa
Below are images of sacred geometry found in the Middle East / North Africa, and sent to us by friends around the world. This represents only a small percentage. Have you found something interesting? Send it to us for inclusion here!
EGYPT
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B.M. from Slovenia sent us this image taken by her friend Igor Velse. It is from the well known carving of the FOL symbol found in the Osirian Temple in Abydos. This photo was taken in 2003 and is the best version that we have. These days, one needs a military escort to get to this location, so it is a difficult place to visit and obtain photos. |
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ISRAEL
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Here is an image of the Seed of Life, from 1st century BC, at one of the palaces of King Herod.
The photo is from the Israel Museum Submitted by Samantha Birth |
LEBANON
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Submitted by Michael from London, in his own words he tells us how he found this symbol in Beirut: "I landed in Beirut for the Christmas holidays. I was at a house part north of the city. When it was time to leave, I went to get my coat. As I was putting it on, I looked down and saw this 50cm x 50cm tablet with the entire Flower of Life pattern engraved out of stone. (It would leave an imprint if used as a stamp). I asked the hostess about the provenance of the tablet and she said that all her father's archaeological remains were from the ancient site of Baalbek. In Lebanon, remains that have not been looted and exported are in private hands. They are now thankfully registered and cannot be exported."
Photos taken in the house of the Berber sovereign El Gaui in Quarzazate. |
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MOROCCO
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Michael from London, who sent us the photos from Lebanon, also found this pattern above the entrance to the Saadin Tombs in Marrakesh. The tombs were started by the Saadin Sultan Ahmed al Mansour in the late 1500s. The photo was taken at the Sultan's Bahia palace.
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SYRIA
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Photo by Carsten Cramon. The FOL pattern is found at Qasrl Hirl Sharqui in Syria. |
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TURKEY
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Frances Eley took this photo in 1994 in Turkey. It is on a mosaic floor, and around 8m square. It lies on the floor of house 1a in Ephesus, Curetes Street, near the Library of Celsius. It is probably 1st Century BC, Roman. Frances was allowed in as an archaeologist. The public is usually not allowed. |
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Taher Afridi, a Network Engineer from Dubai, submitted these photos with this story: "While touring Turkey this summer, I passed by the enchanting city of Ephesus, in Izmir. One of my companions had a privileged entrance being a reporter, so we were able to enter the sealed off area. While moving to the top, I noticed the FOL mosaic on the roof of one of the little houses. It is around 8x8m. |
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Eduardo Antunes send us these photos with his words: "In September 2002 I made a trip to Turkey. In the Topkape's Palace, in Istanbul, in a room where they keep the suits worn by the sultans, what I noticed most were these garments called Mystic Shirts (at right). These shirts were worn under the clothing and they had a great number of sacred symbols on them to protect the sultan." |
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