Art of Mirrorwork in Iranian Architecture
Art of mirrors is surely one of the most delicate architectural decorations in Islamic-Iranian civilization. Essentially, mirrorwork is the art of making ordered, symmetric and geometrical designs using large and small pieces of the mirror for decorating interior surfaces of a construction. The first appearance of the art of mirrors in Iranian architecture was in decorating the Porch House of Shah Tahmasib Safavid (921-984 Hejira/ 1524-1576 A.D.) in Qazvin. …
Madurodam Miniature Park, Netherlands
Madurodam is a miniature park and a major tourist attraction in The Hague, Netherlands. Ever since the opening in 1952, Madurodam has been one of the most iconic places in the Netherlands. It was originally established as a monument to the resistance hero George Maduro. This miniature city receives more than half a million visitors each year. Madurodam provides a perfect combination of an amusement park, historical heritage and world-class nature.…
Shafei Jame Mosque, Kermanshah City, Iran
Shafei Jame Mosque is the mosque of Sunni Muslims in Iran’s western city of Kermanshah. Friday prayers are held in the mosque and Sunni Muslims gather around to share their social and cultural ideas after prayers. The mosque was completed in 1945 A.D. under the auspices of Sunni benefactors. In fact, its interior design is in some ways like its Turkish counterparts. It is predominantly notable for having atmospheric hypostyle halls, intricate stucco, and sets…
SkyRise Miami Tower, Florida
SkyRise Miami is a 305-meter tall observation and recreational tower under construction in downtown Miami, Florida, US. The vertical hairpin-shaped building featuring three observation decks and several recreational facilities will be one of the tallest skyscrapers in America. The oceanfront observation tower is nicknamed the ‘Eiffel Tower of Miami’. The tower will be open at the sides to allow hurricane-force winds to blow through it. Its structure is designed to withstand wind speeds up to…
Persian Tiling
Tiling is one of the most important traditional handicrafts and art forms in Iran. Examples of Achaemenid’s glazed bricks used in Persepolis and Susa, as well as the beautiful patterns of tileworks in the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanid periods and, the pinnacle of this art’s beauty, evident in Isfahan's turquoise tiles, which are used in ornamenting the historical inscriptions of the Seljuk era’s minarets, are all explanatory that the history of tilework in Iran dates…
