The tomb of Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and its first Ayatollah. A 2015 reconstruction transformed the barren interior into a massive and lavish pilgrimage site, integrating state propaganda into Shi’ite mythology. At left is the zarih, an ornamentally caged burial space.
Golden Bridge, Da Nang, VN
Catherine Palace, Pushkin, Russia [2505×3492]
