View Full Version : Gonbad Kavous - 1000 years ago, World's tallest tower!


Cyrus
June 15th, 2005, 12:31 PM
http://www.mbm-forlag.com/dok/bilder/Kabus_torn.jpg

Gonbad Kavus

http://www.aftab.ir/e_card/photos/VCA15013.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7695/iir06532uf.jpg

Bahraini Spirit
June 15th, 2005, 01:25 PM
Cool, which city is this one located in?

Cyrus
June 15th, 2005, 01:59 PM
The name of city is also Gonbad Kavus (Kavus Tower).

Gilgamesh
April 21st, 2006, 08:28 PM
http://www.turkmens.com/IranTP_dosyalar/image006.jpg

http://www.turkmens.com/IranTP_dosyalar/image005.jpg

persian
April 22nd, 2006, 01:33 PM
Making a building that tall 1000 years ago is a masterpiece.

SMLeung
April 27th, 2010, 09:54 AM
amazing! how tall is it?

:dance:

Herbicide
May 14th, 2010, 12:46 AM
It is 72 meters tall. Still the world tallest structure made entirely of unreinforced brick.

SoroushPersepolisi
June 12th, 2011, 08:54 PM
http://www.iran57.com/MyCountryIran,12,19,08_files/gonbad_kavous.jpg

http://www.iran57.com/MyCountryIran,12,19,08_files/gonbad_kavous.jpg

SoroushPersepolisi
June 28th, 2011, 04:41 AM
the inside

http://www.icae.ir/portal/Portals/0/Gallery/Album/30/05%20copy.jpg

http://www.icae.ir/portal/Portals/0/Gallery/Album/30/05%20copy.jpg

FreddyB
June 28th, 2011, 09:35 AM
whats that?^^

Drac
June 28th, 2011, 03:06 PM
whats that?^^

Its a light pointed straight up suspended by 3 wires so it can illuminating the interior of the tower.

FreddyB
June 28th, 2011, 03:53 PM
merci ^^

Drac
June 29th, 2011, 05:05 AM
Any time, and sorry for the bad grammar.