Psychedelic mosque architecture

Iran's beautiful mosque architecture and decor seems to reflect a singularity surrounded by fractals of creation on self-image.

Center of a dome is supposed to represent God, in the Sufi (Islamic mysticism) sense, where all things unite into One.

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In Islamic culture, geometric design is everywhere: you can find it in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and private homes. And despite the remarkable complexity of these designs, they can be created with just a compass to draw circles and a ruler to make lines within them.
Watch the TED-Ed conference video below, where Eric Broug covers the basics of geometric Islamic design.

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In case you like it, I uploaded some more images in better resolution here: Imgur gallery