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A close view of the black kiswa and its broad gold band, drawn as fine ornament with lamp-shaped panels below.
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The Band

No. 17 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA close view of the black kiswa and its broad gold band, drawn as fine ornament with lamp-shaped panels below.

What it meansThe kiswa is woven from black silk and embroidered with gold and silver thread; the band runs around the Kaaba about two thirds of the way up.

Where it worksBold and graphic, it holds a dark wall or a narrow space beside a doorway.

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Two dusk skylines side by side: the minarets and domed arcades of Makkah, and the Green Dome and minarets of Madinah.Two CitiesNo. 19
A brass tray seen from above on a green cloth, holding a white bowl of dates, a few loose dates and a glass of water.Dates and ZamzamNo. 20
The Kaaba drawn straight on, its black kiswa crossed by a gold band, the gold door raised above the white marble floor at dawn.Kiswa at DawnNo. 1
The Green Dome of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah with its lantern and crescent, white minarets on either side, under a dawn sky.Green Dome at DawnNo. 2
A panel of white marble eight-point stars set in pale grey stone, each star outlined in a fine gold line, inside a plain stone border.Haram MarbleNo. 3
The Kaaba at night on the white marble floor, its gold band catching the light, with the lit arcades and two minarets beyond.Mataf by NightNo. 4
The Ottoman arcade of Masjid al-Haram in elevation: pointed arches on slender marble columns under a row of small lead domes, at dawn.Ottoman RiwaqNo. 5

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