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The aquaway in Mardin, Zinciriye Madrasah.
This architectural detail (traditionally named as "Eyvan") symbolizes the stages of life. The spring, pouring out from a wall, symbolizes the birth. Potable natural water pours into the long, shallow pool (in the photo) which symbolizes the youth. Then it pours inside a shorter but a deeper pool, which is the old ages. And that last pool has a small hole at the bottom, from which the water pours out to meet somewhere with the Tigris River, running down at the feet of Mardin. This is the unision of the soul with the Eternal Spirit (God)...

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