Rose-Water (Gulãb) Festival
Springtime provides an extraordinary picture of Iran for those who are interested in visiting this four season country. Thanks to nature reborn, a spectacular traditional festival also takes place during early May to late June in few provinces of Iran, called Rose-Water (Gulãb) Festival. These annual festivals of Rose water are being held since 2500 years ago in spring season. Rose water is made from a very sweet smelling kind…
Top Iran’s Historical-Cultural Sites as UNESCO World Heritages
To be inscribed on the World Heritage List, places should have outstanding universal value and meet at least one of the ten criteria explained in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention. What follows is a list of top cultural sites in Iran registered by UNESCO as World Heritages: Emam Square, Esfahan (1979) Formerly known as Naghsh-e Jahan (“Image of the World”), and later as Meidan-e Shah, Emam Square is…
Calgary Central Library, Canada
Snøhetta Architecture Firms worked with local studio “Dialog” on Calgary Central Library project after winning a competition in 2013. The 22,300 sqm library, located in Calgary, Canada, sits in a growing cultural area that includes theatres, galleries, and the National Music Centre. The New Central Library, which opened to the public on November 2018, is sited within a complex urban condition, where a rail transit line crosses the site.…
10 Architectural Masterpieces of Mosques to Visit in Iran
Nasir-al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran Nasir al-Mulk Mosque is the most beautiful mosque of Shiraz which is famous for its architecture and the combination of colors, used in its building and windows. Nasir al-Mulk Mosque was built between years 1876 and 1887 A.D. in the Qajar Era. The mosque is considered as one of the most beautiful mosques of Iran in terms of its tile works and Muqarnas Arcs. These tiles, with their beautiful floral and…
Christo and Jeanne Claude, Famous Environmental Artists
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Bulgaria, and Jeanne Claude in Morocco. Jeanne Claude died aged 74, on November 18, 2009. Their earliest sculptures were composed of cans and bottles; some as found and some painted or wrapped in paper, plastic, or fabric. They are noted for their controversial…
