Altogether there are around 2500 various recorded games in Iran. At least hundreds of them are not repetitive with different names. First they might seem quite simple unimportant games, but they can each reflect various cultures of different corners of Iran. It is worth notifying that the cultural, social, climatic, historical, geographical and many other aspects of each locality are the determining factors of the games played there.
Month: March 2009
http://www.iranchamber.com/architecture/articles/iranian_architecture_today1.php
a brief overview of the historical Iranian senate building in Tehran..
Saad and Hafez tomb
Fale Hafez…
I would like to invite everyone to…fale hafez begirin…bah bah!
http://www.falehafez.org/fal.html
Before you click on your FAL say these lines:
ای حافظ شیرازی! تو محرم هر رازی! تو را به خدا و به شاخ نباتت قسم می دهم که هر چه صلاح و مصلحت می بینی برایم آشکار و آرزوی مرا براورده سازی
If you can’t read farsi, here is another link that has the translation in english as well but without the interpretation:
http://www.karoon.com/o.lasso?o=/services/hafez/home
Persian Gardens
Attached is an electronic version of the book you saw in class
Saadieh and Hafezieh
Enjoy the 360 panoramic view of Saadieh and Hafezieh!
http://www.360cities.net/image/iran-shiraz-hafeziye-hafez-tomb
SIO SI! POL
Following link takes you to Hamshahri (our good old Newspaper) and talks
regarding the possibilities of Sie Se Pol collapsing: (interesting)
http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/News/?id=81909
Enjoy
Rap Esfahani
You guys, Please do watch this and ask any questions u might have next class 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZUvtTzuX-o
Something we can all relate to ;)
http://www.opendemocracy.net/arts/article_2117.jsp
Pre-Islamic and Post-Islamic Eras
Hi guys,
I found this great website explaining pre-islamic and post-islamic features of Iran`s architecture;
The only substantial remains pre-Islamic religious
buildings are those of the remarkable Elamite ziggurat at Chogha Zanbil.
you can continue reading here: