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Ayeneh-Kari, the art of mirror-work in Persian architecture

Ayeneh-Kari, l’art du travail du miroir dans l’architecture persane

Ayeneh-Kari, or mirror-work, refers to the handcrafted art of decorating architectural surfaces such as ceilings, walls, domes, columns and panels using cut pieces of mirrors. The process entails cutting and shaping mirrors into geometric patterns or organic shapes and gluing them onto the surfaces to create designs that reflect light...