June 29, 2008

How many arches are there in Iran?


A friend from England just visited. We hung out in coffee shops in Tehran, bargained our way around Isfahan, and were awestruck in Shiraz. She studied art history and archeology and has a penchant for an Islamic arch or two. It made me wonder, how many arches are there in Iran? I doubt I will ever know the answer to my question, but here are some of the ones we saw....

White Palace, Sa'ad Abad, Tehran

Regent's Mosque, Shiraz

Jameh Mosque, Naghseh Jahan, Isfahan

Si o Se Pol, Isfahan

Sa'adi Mausoleum, Shiraz

Jolfaa, Isfahan

Restaurant Sonati, Naghsheh Jahan, Isfahan