آیا میدانید : کمبوجبه فرزند کورش بدلیل کشته شدن 12 ایرانی در مصر و اینکه فرعون مصر به جای عذر خواهی از ایرانیان به دشنام دادن و تمسخر پرداخته بود ، با 250 هزار سرباز ایرانی در روز 42 از آغاز بهار 525 قبل از میلاد به مصر حمله کرد […]
One of the recurrent themse in our architecture is the Lion and the Sun, the following link gives a brief history.. no need to thank me 😀 http://aftab.ir/articles/art_culture/cultural_heritage/c5c1235988226p1.php
Greek architecture examples Architecture in ancient Greece: Greek life was dominated by religion and so it is not surprising that the temples of ancient Greece were the biggest and most beautiful.They also had a political purpose as they were often built to celebrate civic power and pride, or offer thanksgiving to the patron deity of […]
Hi all, here is a short summary of high buildings and structures in Iran that I found quite interesting. 🙂 http://www.iranchamber.com/architecture/articles/short_history_highbuildings_iran.php
You guys can find a wealth of information on this webiste, http://tehrannama.blogfa.com/, the only catch being that you have to be able to read Farsi.
loool for all our esfahani students!!
Hello 🙂 Since we didn’t talk about Bandar Abbas, I though its worth mentiong a breif information about it. Bandar Abbas Name: Perpetuating the memory of Shah Abbas the Great who founded the town after his naval victory over the Portuguese off Hormoz. Previously called Gameron or Qamerun. Situation and access: Altitude: sea level. Port […]
Hello, bellow is a brief information about Darvazeh Ghoran in Shiraz. Darvazeh Ghoran (The Koran Gate) was originally built as an ornamental entrance to the northern sector of the town about 1,000 years ago. Karim Khan Zand placed a volume of the holy Koran in the small room built on the top of the gate […]
Here’s a website about Hafiz: http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=27373 I know Farzad has covered him very well. this is just a summarized version of what he’s talked about. Special thanks to Farzad and Lena
We have talked all about Iranian architecture… There were times we were referring to roman architecture or european ones… Following link is a brief intro to the types mentioned above http://www.2020site.org/rome/ I know you love it! Arya