The exterior white marble wall of the Sikh Golden Temple (Amritsar, Punjab, India) inlaid with semi-precious stones to create the designs. The series of pics are of poor quality as they were scanned from photos; but this picture was too good to leave out. Too good in real life. The symmetry, the colors and patterns are a joy, especially on pure white; couldn't believe it was inlaid work, not merely drawings. I spent a few minutes admiring other similar patterns around the temple, running my hands over them (to authenticate whether they indeed were inlaid:) to the curious glance of pilgrims. Found it interesting that the Taj Mahal has this sort of work as well (if i remember correctly). The top half the two story Golden Temple is plated with gold while the bottom half is covered with what you see above.

"He who understands his own self (awareness within), realizes the Lord (awareness)." - Guru Nanak Dev Ji

"Let the realization that God (awareness) is within you be your discrimination (realization of the truth)." -Guru Nanak Dev Ji

“The greatest comforts and lasting peace are obtained, when one eradicates selfishness from within.” -Guru Gobind Singh

Other Golden Temple photos:
Panaroma
Entrance
The Writings on the Wall