Tag Archives: Esfahan

Shut Down for Maintenance

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Muller

Yesterday’s report to the Congress of Dennis C. Blair, the new director of America’s national intelligence agencies, made clear that the global financial crisis might be a greater threat to the United States than, for instance, Al Qaeda or the Taliban … Continue reading →

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Esfahan’s Old City

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Muller

As ever, a visitor of the city of Esfahan is immensely impressed of the Safavid ensemble of the Meydan-e Shah, or how it is also called, the Naqsh-e Jahan (literally, a drawing of the World). The huge square, which is … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious North Dome of Esfahan’s Great Mosque

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Muller

From a mainly architectural point of view, Esfahan contains one of Islam’s most significant buildings, its marvelous Masjed-e Jomeh [1]. As Oleg Grabar puts it in his wonderful book [2], one might rightly consider Esfahan’s Great Mosque as the “Chartres … Continue reading →

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Pax Persica

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Muller

When recently visiting Esfahan, I found in the old city a site which is known as Isaiah’s tomb. It is located in the small complex of the Emamzadeh Esma’il on the Kh. Hatef in the Yazdi quarter, the former Jewish … Continue reading →

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Dazzling Tessellations

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Muller

People in the West are rightly questioning the contributions of the Islamic World for the development and implementation of human rights or humanity, which are late achievements of the Enlightenment of the West of the 18th century; or peace in … Continue reading →

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