Mashhad is not a city with variate buildings. Although , as an architect we learn to design without any limit all the structures are in cube shape or something like that. This one is located in Sajad BLVD and as you see the composition includes a big Pyramid. The pyramid is a different style of a stair box. That's such a good subject to start the difference.
ha, looks very post modern. I think its color (stark white) and strong geometric elements make it stand out in the landscape. If it were made in stone in a softer color, it would have a different impact.
Dolmeh
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Dolmeh is one of our traditional delicious foods. It is cooked in different
flavors such as salty, sweet, and sour. But the most popular type is salty.
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About Mashhad
Mashhad (literally the place of martyrdom) is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the world. It is located close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its population is 2,868,350 people (2006).
Now Mashhad is notably known as the resting place of the Emam Reza. A shrine was later built there to commemorate the Emam, which in turn gave rise to increasing demographical development.
Today the holy shrine and its museum hold one of the most extensive cultural and artistic treasuries of Iran, in particular manuscript books and paintings. The second largest holy city in the world, Mashhad attracts more than 20 million tourists and pilgrims every year.
Long a center of secular as well as of religious learning, Mashhad has been a center for the arts and for the sciences. The large Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, named after the great Iranian poet, is located here.
Mashhad is also home to one of the oldest libraries of the Middle-East called the Central Library of Astan-e Quds Razavi with a history of over six centuries. The Astan-e Quds Razavi Museum, which is part of the Astan-e Quds Razavi Complex, is home to over 70,000 rare manuscripts from various historical eras. There are some six million historical documents in the foundation’s central library.
Apart from Emam Reza shrine there is a number of beautiful large parks, the tombs of historical celebrities in nearby Toos and Neyshabour, the tomb of Nader Shah and Kooh Sangi park and Mellat park that have modern attractions for children such as the biggest ferris wheel or fanfar in Iran and Koohestan park complex that includes a zoo, where many wild animals are kept and which attracts many visitors to Mashhad. Among the other sights are the tomb of the great poet Ferdowsi in Toos, 24 kilometers distance.
5 comments:
Very interesting but I'm not sure if I like it.
I'll be interested to see how this looks when it's finished.
It reminds me of the shape of the grand arch at la Defense in Paris. That metal pyramid is a fun way to intersect the cube shape!
Very unusual and eye-catching.
ha, looks very post modern. I think its color (stark white) and strong geometric elements make it stand out in the landscape. If it were made in stone in a softer color, it would have a different impact.
So cool to see photos from Iran. I am entranced!
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