Isfahan is a heavenly city of gardens, mosques and palaces for an open-minded architect. In addition to the artful dome constructions over the prayer halls of the larger mosques, the highpoint of Persian architecture is the multitude of garden complexes, staged as a mirror image of the cosmos or Paradise. With their aromatic shrubberies and trees the galleries of pillars are typical for these geometrically laid out Islamic gardens in which nature becomes a work of art.
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Isfahan is a heavenly city of gardens, mosques and palaces for an open-minded architect. In addition to the artful dome constructions over the prayer halls of the larger mosques, the highpoint of Persian architecture is the multitude of garden complexes, staged as a mirror image of the cosmos or Paradise. With their aromatic shrubberies and trees the galleries of pillars are typical for these geometrically laid out Islamic gardens in which nature becomes a work of art.
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New. The conquering by the Persian Safavid dynasty in 1502 ushered in the golden age for today's Iranian city of Isfahan-the city whose name is not without reason translated as 'The Pearl of the Orient'. This title presents the masterworks of Persian architecture and horticulture from the 16th to 18th centuries. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 col, 40 b&w. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816. 2010. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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