Patterned chandelier and geometric decoration of ground floor of atrium of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 30, 2010
Geometrical pattern of stars and interlaced multisided polygons on a wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 12, 2010
Geometrical pattern of stars and interlaced multi-sided polygons on a wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 11, 2011
Carved wood panel with a geometric pattern on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2010
Geometrical pattern of stars and interlaced multisided polygons on a wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2011
Geometrical patterns of atrium of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
Geometric pattern of a wall of LAS Building on campus of Education City. Doha, Qatar, April 8, 2014
Geometric pattern of a wall of LAS Building on campus of Education City at evening. Doha, Qatar, April 8, 2014
Some geometrical patterns in Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum near Al-Shahaniya. Doha, Qatar, August 8, 2015
Streaks of white on sculptured geometrical leaves on Queen Victoria Agave (Agave victoriae-reginae compact) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2009
Rounded building with geometric patterns of Education City Mosque from the ground floor. Doha, Qatar, June 29, 2016
This detailed bas-relief portrait on the Communist Section of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra depicts Alexander Alexeyevich Kapteltsev (1895-1933), chief of Leningrad s Criminal Investigation Department (:0423:0433:043e:043b:043e:0432:043d:044b:0439 :0440:043e:0437:044b:0441:043a) under the OGPU . The sculpted relief captures his heavy features, fleshy neck, and closely cropped hair, wearing an early 1930s service tunic (gymnastyorka) with a turn-down collar . The collar tabs display four geometric insignia insignia along the gold trim--representing the 1928-1931 positional category insignia for senior militia and criminal investigation commanders prior to the reintroduction of personal military ranks. Weathered surface pitting, dark soot deposits in the carved folds, and traces of moisture accent the stark realism of the early Soviet security chief s funerary monument. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Geometric ornament on stained glass of a vault of David C. McCann in Metairie Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11, 2006
Geometrical patterns of ceiling of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
Prayer hall decorated by geometric patterns of Education City Mosque. Doha, Qatar, June 28, 2016
24-foot-high black geometric sculpture Smoke by Tony Smith at the entrance of Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) near City Center mall. Doha, Qatar, December 8, 2015
24-foot-high black geometric sculpture Smoke by Tony Smith at the entrance of Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) near City Center mall. Doha, Qatar, December 28, 2015
Geometric patterns on the first floor of Education City Mosque. Doha, Qatar, June 29, 2016
Geometric patterns and two minarets on the first floor of Education City Mosque. Doha, Qatar, June 29, 2016
Geometrical patterns on graffiti on a beach wall near Kurort, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 8, 2016
Geometrical pattern of slime mold Arcyria ferruginea on a pine log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 27, 2021
Looking down the Krestovy Canal from the deck of one of the Small Chinese Bridges. The cast-iron railing belongs to the Small Chinese Bridge, characterized by its geometric lattice and gilded ball details, cast at the Sestroretsk Arms Factory. The structure in the distance is the Krestovy Bridge (Cross Bridge), positioned centrally over the canal axis. This perspective illustrates the linear layout of the "New Garden" section of Alexander Park, visually connecting the two Chinoiserie-style crossings. Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
View from the Small Chinese Bridge looks down the Krestovy Canal in the opposite direction from the Cross Bridge. The photo captures the linear vista of the canal, flanked by an avenue of mature maple trees displaying vibrant autumn colors. The foreground highlights the Small Chinese Bridge s decorative iron railing, featuring a geometric lattice pattern with gilded rosettes, cast in 1786. This section of the canal borders the regular "New Garden" area, leading toward the Chinese Village. Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Bolshoy Lamskoy Bridge (Great Lamsky Bridge). It was built in 1820-1822 by the Scottish architect Adam Menelaws, who was instrumental in shaping the park s romantic "English" landscape style. The bridge spans the Lamsky Ponds near the Llama Pavilion, originally serving the utilitarian purpose of connecting the Lamsky stables (which housed exotic llamas from Peru) to the rest of the park. Originally a cast-iron structure, it has been carefully restored to preserve its intricate metal latticework railings, which feature a distinct geometric pattern characteristic of the Russian Empire style. Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Part of the Maze (or Labyrinth) located in the Lower Garden. The area features a classic French formal garden layout with geometrically trimmed hedges and gravel paths, characteristic of the early 18th-century design commissioned by Alexander Menshikov. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
Granite and iron bridge in Sergievka Park. The bridge s corners are anchored by sturdy, rough-hewn granite bollards (posts) with rounded tops, which support a decorative black iron railing. The railing features a simple, geometric lattice pattern, typical of the functional yet aesthetic engineering found in the Peterhof estate parks. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
A wooden gate in the wall of a building at Uus 16/1. The gate is covered in layers of graffiti. The most prominent feature is the word "TOY" spray-painted in red over a black-and-white heart symbol. In graffiti culture, the term "toy" is a derogatory slur used to describe an inexperienced or unskilled writer, or someone who disrespects the unwritten rules of the scene (e.g., painting over better work). The underlying black-and-white geometric heart appears to be a stencil or a specific artist s tag that has been "crossed out" (dissed) by another writer using the red paint. This layering tells a story of conflict or rivalry within the local street art community. The gate and the yellow stucco wall are covered in various other tags ("PACollege Station, Texas," "ATAS," "NGR"), typical of the tagging that plagues less-surveilled streets in the Old Town like Uus Street. This gate likely leads to a private courtyard or a utility area behind the residential buildings on Uus Street. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
In this wider view of the dried Flag Pond basin, the landscape reveals a different growth pattern of the cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus). Rather than forming a low, continuous carpet, the plants here have grown into distinct, robust clumps separated by wide veins of pale, heavily caked mud. The deep fissures running through the sun-baked earth create a striking geometric web, framing the bright green bushes of buttercup. In the background, a band of dry brown reeds marks the pond s original edge, giving way to a dense tree line under the same overcast, gray sky. Near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2026
In this wide expanse of the dried Flag Pond basin, the vegetation pattern of the cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) has shifted dramatically, becoming highly sparse and widely scattered. Here, the landscape is dominated by pale, heavily baked mud that has contracted and fractured into a vast, repeating network of geometric desiccation polygons. Emerging from these deep, crisscrossing fissures are a few isolated, bright green clumps of buttercup, accompanied only by the dry, curled, and withered stalks of last year s aquatic vegetation. Near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2026
Looking along Viru Street into Tallinn[CloseCurlyQuote]s Old Town, with the Town Hall tower visible above the roofs ahead. At the junction with Vana-Viru Street, the tall corner building on the right has a projecting bay, a curved gable, and geometric fac,ade decoration, contrasting with the lower, pastel-coloured buildings opposite. Arched shop windows occupy its ground floor, while cafe tables and pedestrians share the cobbled street. Tallinn, Estonia, August 26, 2026
So~prus Cinema, whose name means [OpenCurlyDoubleQuote]Friendship,[CloseCurlyDoubleQuote] opened in 1955 and was designed by Peeter Tarvas and August Volberg, with interiors by Maia Laul. Its monumental Stalinist-classical architecture differs from the medieval merchant houses and later townhouses surrounding it in the Old Town. Six tall, faceted columns follow the curved entrance fac,ade, supporting a broad entablature decorated with geometric panels and dentil moulding. Carved capitals and ornamental bands contrast with the plain column shafts; behind them, salmon-pink walls frame three wooden entrance doors beneath decorative pediments. The flags of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania hang between the columns alongside a poster advertising Baltic Film Days. Tallinn, Estonia, August 26, 2026
Inna Doroshevich[CloseCurlyQuote]s Artwork Created for the Suprematist Blankets Project (2022) brings geometric abstraction into the tactile language of patchwork. Diagonal bands of indigo frame strips of pale blue, lilac, turquoise, and patterned fabric, while red and orange circles punctuate the angular arrangement. A large, fiery quadrilateral crossed by white, radiating lines anchors the composition, contrasting with the cooler colours surrounding it. Visible stitches in red, pink, and blue add another layer of drawing: some form orderly rows, others gather into dense, intersecting marks. The quilted surface softens the geometry, allowing folds, puckered seams, and individual stitches to give each shape a distinct texture. Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2026
Kinetic op-art relief is titled "Hippodrome" (<<:0418:043f:043f:043e:0434:0440:043e:043c>>, 2024) by the Venezuelan geometric abstractionist artist Jose Margulis, in Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2026
Geometric, cubist-style painting titled "Evening Shift" (<<:0412:0435:0447:0435:0440:043d:044f:044f :0441:043c:0435:043d:0430>>) by a non-conformist artist Nikolai Vikulov (:041d:0438:043a:043e:043b:0430:0439 :0412:0438:043a:0443:043b:043e:0432, b. 1937) in Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2026
Chinese Hall inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace from straight-on perspective. This view fully emphasizes the vast, highly polished geometric parquet flooring patterned with large inlaid stars. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Looking-straight-up view of the sky-blue ceiling of the Arabesque Hall, showcasing its classical symmetry and geometric framework, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Straight-on view of the alcove of the Snuffbox room, framing the bright blue velvet sofa and matching side stools against the uniform geometric carpet, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
