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Tag Archives: Masjed-e Jomeh
Polygons
“He who knows not and knows not that he knows not, shun him. And he who knows not and knows that he knows not, awaken him. And he who knows and knows that he knows, follow him.” Arabic saying The … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Art, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Science
Tagged Abu’l-Wafā’ al-Būzjāni, Alpay Özdural, aperiodic tiling, Arthur L. Loeb, decagon, Esfahan, golden gnomon, golden ratio, golden triangle, Islamic Pentagonal Seal, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Masjed-e Jomeh, Omar Khayyam, Penrose tiling, Pentagon, phi, polygon, Roger Penrose, Sayyid Mahmud-e Naqash, swastika, Wasma'a K. Chorbachi
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Abstract Art
For some time, the Gonbad-e Qabud in Maraghah in Western Iran has attracted considerable attention. Maraghah is a small city east of Daryacheh Urmiyeh in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. It lies about 100 km south of Tabriz close … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Iran, Islam, Science
Tagged Emil Makovicky, Esfahan, girih tiles, Gonbad-e Qabud, Maraghah, Masjed-e Jomeh, Paul J. Steinhardt, Penrose tiling, Peter J. Lu
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Decagonal Tesselations
The Great Seljuq Empire (1037-1194 CE) has been described as a period with stunning scientific and artistic achievements in particular in Iran. Their capital became Esfahan in central Iran under Malikshah I (d. 1092). Among the many Seljuq monuments found … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Art, Iran, Islam
Tagged Alpay Özdural, Darb-i Imam, decagonal, Emil Makovicky, Esfahan, girih tiles, Gunbad-i Kabud, Marāgha, Masjed-e Jomeh, Paul J. Steinhardt, Penrose tiling, pentagonal, Peter J. Lu, quasi-crystalline, Seljuq, western iwan
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Esfahan’s Old City
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
Dazzling Tessellations
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
Posted in Art, Iran, Islam, Science
Tagged Bukhara, Darb-e Imam, decagonal symmetry, Esfahan, girih, iwan, Masjed-e Jomeh, Omar Khayyam, Paul J. Steinhardt, Penrose tiling, Peter J. Lu, quasi-crystalline, Samarqand, Seljuq, Timurid, Ulugh Beg
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