tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post6820177862326993161..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Isfahan & the Silk Route - architecture, trade and the Europe-China linkHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59243098380370274432021-11-04T21:19:02.123+11:002021-11-04T21:19:02.123+11:00sameer
Thank you. I saw an excellent mini tv-seri...sameer<br /><br />Thank you. I saw an excellent mini tv-series called The Silk Road (2019) where a war correspondent for the AP news agency went on a long trip through six countries and cultures from Bursa in Turkey... to Xi'an in China. But you would only allocate that amount of time if you wanted to seriously focus on the topic.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42887724056961054482021-11-04T19:31:03.551+11:002021-11-04T19:31:03.551+11:00This is highly informatics, crisp and clear. I thi...This is highly informatics, crisp and clear. I think that everything has been described in systematic manner so that reader could get maximum information and learn many things. <a href="https://skinsmonkey.com/trade-rust-skins?fbclid=IwAR2uHMtyOXVx-VVozmY2dIDR5iwQMN54ZLhirzfN73uYoEAOAvH61pEGN3M" rel="nofollow">rust trading site</a><br />sameerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479874470572537361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-36198677491074860032018-05-17T12:46:34.016+10:002018-05-17T12:46:34.016+10:00Hilary
it is strange that we can be very well tra...Hilary<br /><br />it is strange that we can be very well travelled and still not have visited some of the most interesting places on the planet. I have spent time in Eastern China, Northern India, and Turkey and the Middle East, but never to the fascinating places in between. My bucket list would include the Caucasus, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and, if safe, Iran.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70072388559371677082018-05-17T11:29:37.147+10:002018-05-17T11:29:37.147+10:00Hi Hels - what a brilliant write up for us ... you...Hi Hels - what a brilliant write up for us ... you give us such detail and information ... making me wish I'd been able to see the area ... I know you're here ... so at some stage can come back and read through again - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61688480266923194212018-05-15T17:15:40.777+10:002018-05-15T17:15:40.777+10:00mem
Once Isfahan became the capital of Persia, it...mem<br /><br />Once Isfahan became the capital of Persia, it was known as Half The World. The city was so beautiful that even outsiders had never seen such special religious, mercantile and public architecture before. I too would love to go on one of the semi luxury trains (eg Golden Eagle) that travel along the old silk routes.<br /><br />Bam was a very special small town in Persia with impressive walls, mosques and markets. But the original town was destroyed by invaders and the modern town was destroyed by an earthquake.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35934566255092634862018-05-15T14:24:47.587+10:002018-05-15T14:24:47.587+10:00oh wouldn't time travel be wonderful thing? I...oh wouldn't time travel be wonderful thing? I would love to go back to those days as long as I could leave if I was in danger or getting ill !!! I A friend Of mine went to Iran some time ago when it was under the Shah and marveled at the beauty of Isfahan in particular . Was it in Bam the the Buddahs existed ? memhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520080648914042943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-53622587516983373162018-05-15T10:41:18.726+10:002018-05-15T10:41:18.726+10:00CherryPie
imagine the excitement when the exotic ...CherryPie<br /><br />imagine the excitement when the exotic goods arrived in any town along the silk road. <br />1. The Chinese loved Europe's wool and flax processing, carpets and weaving<br />2. Camels and top quality glass went from Central Asia to China.<br />2. Europeans paupered themselves buying silks, porcelain, paper and tea from China<br />3. Northern Europeans traded their furs and skinsHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61764857068028616582018-05-15T09:26:34.127+10:002018-05-15T09:26:34.127+10:00It is fascinating how trading along the silk road ...It is fascinating how trading along the silk road built up fortunes along the route.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-74315139863316575712018-05-13T09:02:26.949+10:002018-05-13T09:02:26.949+10:00Parnassus
as much as rust belt is an awful expres...Parnassus<br /><br />as much as rust belt is an awful expression, I know exactly what you mean. Being on a trade route could bring great success to a city, but equally the city could disappear without a trace, once the trade stopped. <br /><br />For example, there were silk road cities in the Taklamakan Desert in NW China that died because of sudden drought, local wars, vast sand movements or distant political decisions to close down a particular trade route in favour of another. All you can see now are the walls, roads, temples, palaces, markets and tombs.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37116937050170694882018-05-12T21:58:26.343+10:002018-05-12T21:58:26.343+10:00Hello Hels, The Silk Road was indeed responsible ...Hello Hels, The Silk Road was indeed responsible for huge fortunes and dazzling monuments. America has had similar routes that have left behind traces of their former glory, including the canal routes, the iron-processing routes (whose legacy is now called the "Rust Belt") and so forth. Unfortunately, people have forgotten how important some of these now-ignored cities and routes once were.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-73072410091052372732018-05-12T19:21:41.289+10:002018-05-12T19:21:41.289+10:00We Travel
For a traveller who was famous for his ...We Travel<br /><br />For a traveller who was famous for his travels in, and learning about China, Marco Polo was indeed a major source of our information on Persia. He visited Isfahan in 1330-2.<br /><br />He described and admired Isfahan's fire temples, Persian horses, markets palaces, mosques and towers with honeycomb interiors. Anything in this beautiful city that grabbed his eager attention!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-30443192225722665322018-05-12T17:23:54.263+10:002018-05-12T17:23:54.263+10:00I remember Marco Polo's travels and writings i...I remember Marco Polo's travels and writings in Isfahan. He was a valuable historic figure, back in the day.We Travelnoreply@blogger.com