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erikdelaopera) wrote2016-08-14 01:19 pm
erikdelaopera) wrote2016-08-14 01:19 pm
Persia links
Shahanshah of Iran (Persia) while Erik was liking there: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naser_al-
This is a map of the capital, Tehran in the 1850s: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran#/media/File%3ATehran1857.jpg
Oh man. From Wikipedia: Up until the 1870s, Tehran consisted of a walled citadel, a roofed bazaar, and sharestan, where the majority of the population resided in the three main neighborhoods of Udlajan, Chale Meydan, and Sangelaj. The first development plan of Tehran in 1855 emphasized the traditional spatial structure. Architecture, however, found an eclectic expression to reflect the new lifestyle.
This is a map of the capital, Tehran in the 1850s: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran#/media/File%3ATehran1857.jpg
Oh man. From Wikipedia: Up until the 1870s, Tehran consisted of a walled citadel, a roofed bazaar, and sharestan, where the majority of the population resided in the three main neighborhoods of Udlajan, Chale Meydan, and Sangelaj. The first development plan of Tehran in 1855 emphasized the traditional spatial structure. Architecture, however, found an eclectic expression to reflect the new lifestyle.
The second major planning exercise in Tehran took place under the supervision of Dar ol Fonun. The map of 1878 included new city walls, in the form of a perfect octagon with an area of 19 square kilometers, which mimicked the Renaissance cities of Europe.[22]
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Grand theatre
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https://originsofdoha.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/traditional-domestic-architecture-of-qatar/
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This is clearly the paranoid Sultan that Leroux is referring to.
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http://article.archive.nytimes.com/1909/06/06/106719466.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJBTN455PTTBQQNRQ&Expires=1471219392&Signature=nmSg%2FEmvDcde73uTb7ov2p%2BoDpI%3D