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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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11/07/04 09:31 AM
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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11/07/04 03:18 PM
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Thank you Guineapig for the kind words and your concern, I really appreciate it. From the time we chatted here I remember you knew a lot about Iran which is really admirable. I'll try to post more pictures later. Yes, most people of Iran are Muslim and they practice Shi'i branch of Islam, this is quite the only country in the Middle East that Shi'as are dominant, I'm not really sure about Syria though. Sunnie branch is more common among Arabs, I think the only reason Iranian went toward Shi'i branch was because they couldn't get over the fact that their country was invaded by Arabs, so they still wanted to be different. Esfahan has other minorities in religion too. There are Jews and Christians living in Esfahan. Esfahan has some beautiful churches. Although the branch of Christianity is different with all that are being practiced in the US and has come from Russia. Some of their practices are strange. For example they celebrate Jan 6, instead of Christmas on Dec. 25th because of the difference that once was between the Russian calendar and Roman calendar. You know Russians celebrate their October revolution in November. And thank you, I'm doing great, I hope you too are doing fine. Congratulations on Red Soxs, if you are a fan of your hometown team of course. I like Boston for one other thing and it is because of my favorite show Cheers! Don Cardi thank you, yes, my GBB screen name is my real name which is a female name in Persian. I'm a girl of course. Afsaneh in Persian means "Myth". My signature and avatar is misleading. Sorry about that.
"Fire cannot kill a dragon." -Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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11/08/04 10:17 AM
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Beautiful pictures Afseneh! I know very little about your country and wasn't aware of it's beauty and art. Thanks for sharing. TIS
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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11/08/04 10:24 PM
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One thing alot of people especially guys dont know is that Iran has some of the most beautiful women in the world. I have known several women from Iran, and even when they have their heads covered, they were gorgeous.
Not to mention the Persian 'pro-Shah' women that live in this country. My God. They are on another level all together. I sat next to one at a blackjack table in Vegas and proceeded to lose every hand cause I could not take my eyes off of this beauty. WOWZA! she was hot.
btw....Persian food rocks also!
Just my two cents about Iran and its people (of what little I know).
Fredo, you're my older brother and I love you, but dont ever take sides with anyone against the family again
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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11/09/04 05:08 AM
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TIS, Thanks a lot. About Iran's art, I'm sure you've heard about Persian rugs. Those are the kind that if you bring with you to the US, custom officials are very interested to find out about and tax a huge percent on it! I don't blame them, no one has ever died of not having a fancy rug! DeNiro, Thank you. US Southern and South-West cooking rocks too! I really loved it while I was there. Zia, I'm not sure exactly how long it has taken to build Chehelsotoon but it has all been ordered by Shah Abbas the great in early 17th century maybe even earlier than 1600 (Shah means King in Persian). He wanted to have a pleasure pavilion and audience hall for the Safavid kings, to receive and entertain foreign dignitaries there. Shah Abbas ordered for many more construction here in Esfahan and hired the best artists and architects in the country to do their best job for a sturdy yet dazzling architecture. Speaking of breath-taking, you should see the huge square (almost more than 20 acres) that his Palace has a balcony overlooking it also the architecture around it, or walking on the old bridges and looking down on the river, now that really takes my breath away. I'll post pictures of that square and bridges, I just thought their beauty would fade one of my favorite landmarks so I started with this building. Finally here are three more pictures I thought it would be interesting. This one is Chehelsotoon and its reflection in the pond at nights: These two are some more miniature paintings inside on walls. The second one really looks 400 years old!
"Fire cannot kill a dragon." -Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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11/09/04 06:26 AM
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Iran looks nice, i never thought the middle east had such beauty,
but the roman ruins in cyprus are truly a sight to behold, a sign of europe's past
Greeks and Italians- The Kings of the Mediterranean OPA!
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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12/20/06 10:52 AM
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Back home on winter break? Well, I can cope with dial-up wherever my mom is there to spoil me! I too have a dial-up and it takes a long time to upload and download larger pictures, so please be specific which one you'd like to see bigger. And of course I wish you a wonderful time with your family. Thanks Afs, yes I am on winter vacation. I am having great time here, being pampered by my mom with delicious food everyday. Dial-up is a minor price I can pay for this royal treatment If possible, please upload these pics for me: 1) nader1.jpg 2) middle-room.jpg (high priority!) 3) main-hall1.jpg 4) back-right.jpg 5) 4.jpg (high priority!)
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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12/20/06 01:10 PM
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This thread reminds me in a way of the responses to a post I made some weeks ago about my home in Arizona. Just as most people don't realize that Arizona isn't just a hot desert, I think even more people don't recognize that Iran isn't just another "mideastern nation." It is a large nation (three times the size of Arizona) with varied terrain and climate: not just desert but high mountains (18k feet) to the north, and bordered by two large bodies of water: the Caspian Sea to the north, the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to the west and south. Not only that, Persia is one of the oldest civilizations in world history and was a major center of commerce, art and military activity throughout its history. So it's not surprising that so many beautiful art treasures are to be found. Thanks for sharing them, Afsaneh.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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12/20/06 08:31 PM
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It is a large nation (three times the size of Arizona) Actually TB, Arizona is 113,998 sq miles while Iran is 636,372 sq miles, roughly 5.5 times bigger than Arizona. But who's counting?
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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12/21/06 02:57 AM
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It is a large nation (three times the size of Arizona) Actually TB, Arizona is 113,998 sq miles while Iran is 636,372 sq miles, roughly 5.5 times bigger than Arizona. But who's counting? I am, Ice. Before I put down permanent roots, I want to make sure I've got room to spread out: "Give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, Don't fence me in. Let me ride through the wide open country that I love, Don't fence me in. Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze, And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees, Send me off forever but I ask you please, Don't fence me in."
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Sights of Iran, Chehel-sotoon
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12/21/06 03:12 AM
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This thread reminds me in a way of the responses to a post I made some weeks ago about my home in Arizona. Just as most people don't realize that Arizona isn't just a hot desert, I think even more people don't recognize that Iran isn't just another "mideastern nation." It is a large nation (three times the size of Arizona) with varied terrain and climate: not just desert but high mountains (18k feet) to the north, and bordered by two large bodies of water: the Caspian Sea to the north, the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to the west and south. Not only that, Persia is one of the oldest civilizations in world history and was a major center of commerce, art and military activity throughout its history. So it's not surprising that so many beautiful art treasures are to be found. Thanks for sharing them, Afsaneh. Thank you Turnbull, for your perfect description of Iran. Persia, has seen good and bad rulers to herself throughout history that have not always made her proud, but she was founded by the greatest of rulers, Cyrus the great, and makes me proud to say the founder of my homeland had the best of people in his mind and heart, believed in free practice of religion or lack thereof for all and his declaration of human rights still stands out to this day. And thank you for visiting this thread. You are too kind.
"Fire cannot kill a dragon." -Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
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