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Arg of Karim Khan, Iran By Bart, October 12, 2008 at 14:15:53 :: Iran The Arg of Karim Khan or Arg-e Karim Khan (Persian: ارگ کريمخاني ɑrge KɑrīmKHănɪ AKA Arge KarimKhani, Citadel of KarimKhan, KarimKhan Fortress) was the palace of Karim Khan, a king of the Zandieh Dynasty. It is located in the North-East of Shiraz. For building his palace, Karim Khan invited the most skilled stone cutters, architects and artists of his time. He also bought the best type of construction materials from different cities of the country and also from abroad. The citadel has an area of 4,000 square meters and is in the center of a compound extending over an area of 12,800 square meters.  The architectural style used in this edifice is both military and residential, as the citadel was the residence of the king and had to have high security. Hence, the exterior walls, which essentially resemble the walls of a garrison, are quite tall. The citadel consists of four high walls connected by four 14 meters round brick towers. The lower section of the exterior walls is three meters in width. It is shaped like an incomplete cone and its width at the top reaches 2.8 meters. In the upper section of the wall, there is a small chamber, which housed soldiers and guards. During the Qajar period, the citadel was used as the governor’s seat. It was converted to a prison during the reign of Reza Shah, the first Pahlavi monarch. Renovation of the building in contemporary times started in 1977.  Visit Arg of Karim Khan and Iran now on TWIP. 0 comment :: Add a comment Milad Tower, Iran By Bart, November 11, 2007 at 06:28:15 :: Iran Borj-e Milad (aka Milad Tower, Persian: برج میلاد ) is the tallest tower in Iran. Built in the Gisha district of Tehran, it stands 435 meters (1,427 ft) high from base to tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 m (1034 ft). Below this is a staircase and elevators to reach the area. Milad tower is the fourth tallest tower in the world after the CN Tower in Toronto (Canada), Ostankino Tower in Moscow (Russia), and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai (China). It is also currenty 12th tallest freestanding structure in the world.  Milad tower is part of The Tehran International Trade and Convention Center. Scheduled for completion in late 2007, the project includes the Milad telecommunication tower offering restaurants at the top with spectacular views of Tehran, a five-star hotel, a convention center, a world trade center, and an IT park (to be completed by March 2007). The complex seeks to respond to the needs of business in the globalized world of the 21st century by offering facilities combining trade, information, communication, convention and accommodation all in one place.  The complex features a parking area of 27,000 square meters, a large computer and telecommunication unit, a cultural and scientific unit, a commercial transaction center, a temporary showroom for exhibiting products, a specialized library, an exhibition hall and an administrative unit. Milad tower has an octagonal base, symbolizing traditional Persian architecture. The Tower can withstand earthquakes of the magnitude of 7.5 degrees on the Richter scale. Visit Milad tower, Tehran and Iran now on TWIP! 0 comment :: Add a comment In the News: Persepolis, Iran (July 20, 2007 - 16:28:38) The magnificent ruins of Persepolis (Old Persian: Pars, New Persian: تخت جمشید) lie at the foot of Kuh-i-Rahmat, or "Mountain of Mercy", in the plain of Marv Dasht, some 70 km northeast of modern city of Shiraz (Persian: شیراز Shīrāz), capital of Fārs Province (استان فارس), and about 400 miles south of the present capital city of Teheran (Tehran, Persian: تهران Tehrān).Persepolis was an ancient ceremonial capital of the second Iranian dynasty, the Achaemenid Empire (هخامنشیان). To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa, meaning the city of Persians. In contemporary Iran, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid: Jamshid (جمشید) is a common Persian male first name). The site consists of the remains of several monumental buildings on a vast stone terrace surrounded by a brick wall.  Persepolis (the site is over 125.000 m2) was built in about 500 BC by the Achaemenian Kings Darius, Xerxes and their successors. Andre Godard, the French archaeologist who excavated Persepolis in the early 1930s, believed that it was Cyrus the Great (کوروش دوم) who chose the site of Persepolis, but it was Darius the Great (داریوش یکم), son of Hystaspes (گشتاسبشاه), and king of Persia from 522 BC to 486/485 BC, who built the terrace and the great palaces. In about 333 BC during his invasion of Persia, Alexander the Great (Persian: اسکندر مقدونی; Greek: Μέγας Aλέξανδρος), also known as Alexander III, sent the bulk of his army to Persepolis, the Persian capital. By the Persian Royal Road (راه شاهی), Alexander stormed and captured the Persian Gates (ancient name of the pass now known as Tang-e Meyran, connecting Yasuj with Sedeh to the east, crossing the border of the modern Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad and Fars provinces of Iran, passing south of the Kuh-e-Dinar massif), then sprinted for Persepolis before its treasury could be looted. After several months Alexander allowed the troops to loot Persepolis. A fire broke out in the eastern palace of Xerxes and spread to the rest of the city. It is not clear if it had been a drunken accident, or a deliberate act of revenge for the burning of the Acropolis of Athens (آکروپولیس) during the Second Greco-Persian War.Important places are: The Gate of All Nations consisted of a grand hall that was almost 25 square metres, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall; Apadana Palace begun by Darius and finished by Xerxes I, that was used mainly for great receptions by the kings; The Throne Hall or the Hundred-Columns Palace, next to the Apadana; Tombs of King of Kings. It is commonly accepted that Cyrus the Great was buried at Pasargadae (پاسارگاد). World Heritage Site: Iran, Persepolis (May 14, 2009 - 16:16:32)
Brief Description (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/114) Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. The importance and quality of the monumental ruins make it a unique archaeological site. Photos from TWIP
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