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English: I pointed my camera upwards at the ceiling detail and chandelier at the entrance arch towards the inner sanctum. This was a blind shot, without looking into the viewfinder- if I did, a could of more idiots would push their way past us. The ground floor of the main sanctum of the Golden Temple is lined with white marble, as is the path surrounding the sanctum. The sanctum's exterior has gilded copper plates. The doors are gold foil-covered copper sheets with nature motifs such as birds and flowers. The ceiling of the upper floor is gilded, embossed and decorated with jewels. The sanctum dome is semi-spherical with a pinnacle ornament. The sides are embellished with arched copings and small solid domes, the corners adorning cupolas, all of which are covered with gold foil-covered gilded copper. The floral designs on the marble panels of the walls around the sanctum are Arabesque. The arches include verses from the Sikh scripture in gold letters. The frescoes follow the Indian tradition and include animal, bird and nature motifs rather than being purely geometrical. The stair walls have murals of Sikh Gurus such as the falcon carrying Guru Gobind Singh riding a horse. (Information from Wikipedia.) (Amritsar, Punjab, northern India, November 2017)