Iran's historical architecture [Archive]

slick_P

September 6th, 2005, 07:15 AM

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slick_P

September 6th, 2005, 07:16 AM

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slick_P

September 6th, 2005, 07:22 AM

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http://www.iranpix.com/images/01iranpix/ancient_iran/persepolis/8_colorized/01-07-29-4093-persepolis-6-0640-clr.jpg

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http://www.irancyrus.5u.com/images/album/image%20(52).jpg

Gilgamesh

September 6th, 2005, 01:40 PM

:baaa: amazing...! :shocked:

Slick_P are you Iranian?

Gilgamesh

September 6th, 2005, 01:44 PM

and those Persepolis renderings are great!

slick_P

September 6th, 2005, 02:56 PM

:baaa: amazing...! :shocked:

Slick_P are you Iranian?

yep, 100% :)

and those Persepolis renderings are great!

http://www.3dparse.com/ :okay:

slick_P

September 7th, 2005, 02:36 AM

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slick_P

September 7th, 2005, 02:37 AM

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slick_P

September 7th, 2005, 02:39 AM

:cheers:

slick_P

September 7th, 2005, 02:41 AM

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slick_P

September 7th, 2005, 02:42 AM

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slick_P

September 7th, 2005, 02:43 AM

:runaway:

SEED

September 7th, 2005, 09:51 AM

wow :eek: how d'u get those Persepolis pics? i've been lookin up the net for it but..?? thank u for posting all those beautiful pics dude! the Hall of the Hundred Columns(throne room) in Persepolis must be a breath taking place to be eh? 68.6 metres (225 feet) square if im not wrong(from my book).. and those columns that support the ceiling grahh.. :dizzy:

Gilgamesh

September 7th, 2005, 06:36 PM

yep, 100% :)

Well, nice to see another Iranian here :okay: , Khosh omadi ;)

http://www.3dparse.com/ :okay:

Thanx....

And you keep surprising us with these amazing pix :bow: Im lost for words all i really can say is :baaa: wonderfull :applause:

And if you have the time, you should post this in the "Rate Our Architecture" Forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=327&page=2&sort=lastpost&order=&pp=25&daysprune=-1) :)

StormShadow

September 7th, 2005, 09:04 PM

Wonderful thread! Iran & Central Asia is one of the most beautiful places in the world, in my book. Thanks for sharing. ;)

BTW: I've made an Uzbekistan thread with nice architecture also.
My Wonders of Uzbekistan thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=251153)

slick_P

September 15th, 2005, 04:25 AM

slick_P

September 15th, 2005, 04:30 AM

slick_P

September 15th, 2005, 04:38 AM

And if you have the time, you should post this in the "Rate Our Architecture" Forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=327&page=2&sort=lastpost&order=&pp=25&daysprune=-1) :)

I checked the forum and wow Cyrus has done a brilliant job there :eek2: , Props to Cyrus. some of images he's posted there and some new ones i've found.

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slick_P

September 15th, 2005, 04:43 AM

:wave:

Shohad

September 17th, 2005, 06:14 PM

WOW. I am speechless. I saw iranian\persian architecture before, but so much of it and such beautiful examples. Huge thanks.

ZANZIBAR

November 2nd, 2005, 10:15 AM

Impressive architecture and a beautiful country

*UofT*

November 2nd, 2005, 10:24 AM

Can anyone really compete with the Safavid intricate designs and architecture?? WOW untouchables, Awsome Pics thanks a lot.

And does anyone know if Persepolis remains are still avaliable the one showed in the pictures?? incredible ancient architecture!!

Ozcan

November 2nd, 2005, 09:51 PM

http://gallery.netlog.net/albums/IR_tehran/077_Tehran_Golestan_windtower_for_palace_complex.jpg

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http://gallery.netlog.net/albums/IR_tehran/079_Tehran_Golestan_Shams_Al_Emarat_building.jpg

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slick_P

January 8th, 2006, 12:24 AM

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prsn41ife

January 8th, 2006, 12:28 AM

iran is undoubtably the cultural capital of the islamic world! it also has the best islamic architecture.

slick_P

January 8th, 2006, 12:34 AM

iran is undoubtably the cultural capital of the islamic world! it also has the best islamic architecture.

I am not sure about "islamic world" (since I dont think we are even part of that world) but our country sure has some nice pieces of persian architecture. :)

slick_P

January 8th, 2006, 12:35 AM

:cheers:

slick_P

January 31st, 2006, 07:50 AM

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slick_P

January 31st, 2006, 07:51 AM

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slick_P

January 31st, 2006, 07:54 AM

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slick_P

January 31st, 2006, 07:56 AM

An interesting Article: :cheers:

Islamic Architecture is infact Persian

One of the first civilizations that Islam came into contact with during and after its birth was that of Persia. The eastern banks of the Tigris and Euphrates was where the capital of the Persian empire lay during the 7th century. Hence the proximity often led to Islamic architects of early Islam to borrow, but in fact inherit the traditions and ways of the fallen Persian empire.

Islamic architecture in fact borrowed heavily from Persian architecture. Baghdad, for example, was based on terroristic precedents such as Firouzabad in Persia. In fact, it is now known that the two designers were hired by al-Mansur to plan the city's design were Naubakht, a former Persian Zoroastrian, and Mashallah, a former Jew from Khorasan, Iran.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Architecture

Gilgamesh

January 31st, 2006, 08:44 AM

Nice photos, again. ;)

And I guess I should watch this thread extra carefully. :lol:

slick_P

January 31st, 2006, 09:18 AM

Nice photos, again. ;)

And I guess I should watch this thread extra carefully. :lol:

It's nothing controversial, just a historical fact . ;)

Gilgamesh

January 31st, 2006, 10:17 AM

http://iranmiras.ir/Arch_report/bandian/image/bck1.jpg

Photos of a Excavation of a fire temple dating from the Sasanian period (224-651 A.D.) near the town of Daregaz, 1150 km northeast of Tehran near the Turkmenistan border.

Found at the site, were a stucco-decorated hall with columns, Sasanian Pahlavi inscriptions, and a few remains of brick architecture, which are considered to be one of the most invaluable finds of that period.

Moreover, the excavations led by the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization's archaeologist, Mehdi Rahbar, yielded a Zoroastrian temple, with a substantial amount of its decoration and design features intact. Although the upper parts of the stucco reliefs were not preserved, nevertheless a good deal had remained in place.

http://iranmiras.ir/Arch_report/bandian/main_e.htm

http://www.iranian.com/History/2004/September/Bandian/Images/1.jpg

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slick_P

February 5th, 2006, 07:36 AM

Video of Boroujerdi house, Kashan (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7968620921946404425&q=iran)

prsn41ife

February 12th, 2006, 01:45 AM

Iran is a land full of great architecture!

Bam:

http://digilander.libero.it/asiaraid2001/foto/IRAN/Bam%20%20donne%20nella%20cittadella%20.jpg

The architecture here is amazing! Very characteristic of a desert castle.

Persian castle are much more beautiful than the plain European castles. I just love this castle!

Wikipedia
Dimensions
Larger than nearby Arg-é Rayen, the area of Bam Citadel is approximately 180,000 square meters, and it is surrounded by gigantic walls 6-7 metres high and 1815 metres long. The citadel features two of the "stay-awake towers" for which Bam is famed - there are as many as 67 such towers scattered across the ancient city of Bam.

Citadel design and architecture
The planning and architecture of the citadel are ingeniously thought out from various different points of view. From the present form of the citadel one can see that the planner(s) had foreseen the entire final form of the building and city from the first steps in the planning/drawing process. During each phase of building development the already-built part enjoyed a complete figure, and each additional part could be "sewn" to the already-built section seamlessly.

The citadel is situated in the center of the fortress-city, on the highest place to enjoy the longest and widest view for security reasons. The notable impression left by the citadel caused the entire surrounding fortress structure to be included under the name "Bam Citadel" as well.

In the architectural form of Bam Citadel there are two different distinguishable parts:

The rulers' part in the most internal wall, holding the citadel, barracks, mill, 4-sezonan house, water-well (dug in the rocky earth and about 40 metres deep), and a stall for 200 horses.
The ruled-over part surrounding the rulers' place, consisting of the main entrance of the entire fortress-city and the bazaar alongside of the North-to-South spinal axis (which connects the main entrance to the citadel), and around 400 houses with their associated public buildings (such as a school and sport place).
Among the houses, three different types are recognizable:

Smaller houses with 2-3 rooms for the poor families.
Bigger houses with 3-4 rooms for the middle social class, some of which have also a veranda.
The most luxurious houses with more rooms oriented in different directions suitable for different seasons of the year, together with big a court and a stall for animals nearby. There are few of this type of houses in the fortress.
All buildings are made of non-baked clay bricks, i.e. adobes. Bam Citadel was probably, prior to the 2003 earthquake, the biggest adobe structure in the world.

Look at the detail!

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http://nacfiran.com/Original.jpg

J_H_

February 12th, 2006, 02:37 AM

BAM!!! I was there in december 2003, just few days it was destroyed. I will post some photos, it was like fairytale. Sad thing is, that I made only few fotos (about 50), becouse it was at the evening and I tell to my girlfriend, that we will return here soon to make real good photodocumentary. omg, I lost some of my friend it that earthquake, family thy offer us their hospitality.

Ookido

February 12th, 2006, 06:38 AM

Very nice, great for Iran.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Argebam.jpg
I love this photo.

Gilgamesh

March 29th, 2006, 11:18 AM

..

http://www.irvani.com/neyshaboor/masjed%20choobi/41.jpg

It is said this is the only mosque in the world which has been built completely by wood!

http://www.foto.ir/Photos/Gallery/8657.jpg

http://www.allempires.com/forum/uploads/CyrusShahmiri/2006-03-28_054327_Wooden_Mosque.JPG

http://www.imam-alasr.com/images/SVC2002/08060026.jpg

gole_hayahou

March 29th, 2006, 11:22 AM

thats amazing!
:o!

shugs

March 29th, 2006, 11:29 AM

where is it?

Gilgamesh

March 29th, 2006, 11:32 AM

where is it?

Khorasan (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=331818)

gole_hayahou

March 29th, 2006, 11:33 AM

nice.x

Shohad

April 2nd, 2006, 08:39 PM

Amazing photos.
Was Arabesque art also inherited from Persia? But how did it look like with Persia’s former writing system, could someone post examples?

BTW.. Nice you all again :)

slick_P

April 9th, 2006, 08:58 PM

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April 9th, 2006, 09:26 PM

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April 9th, 2006, 09:28 PM

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slick_P

April 9th, 2006, 09:32 PM

The best documentary I have seen of Persepolis so far.

Persepolis recreated (http://iraninfo.dk/php/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=2)

slick_P

April 9th, 2006, 09:34 PM

Documentary about Cyrus the great (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJW6VexP73A)

Gilgamesh

April 10th, 2006, 01:29 AM

:drool: :drool: :drool:

shugs

April 10th, 2006, 01:46 AM

dammit utube is down :bash:

loving post #53... very dreamy :)

slick_P

May 3rd, 2006, 02:06 AM

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May 3rd, 2006, 02:07 AM

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Gilgamesh

May 5th, 2006, 09:59 AM

:happy:

Keep em coming. :)

Katrina

May 12th, 2006, 02:17 AM

Wow, you have some really amazing architecture in Iran...

jsogdi

November 8th, 2006, 07:45 AM

motshakeram,

Iranian and central aisan architecture is, in my opinion, the greatest in the world. There are so many wonderful pics here!

mehrana

November 13th, 2006, 02:05 PM

Great pics! Persans rule!

persis

November 13th, 2006, 10:11 PM

Hi slick_P
great pics!
you have selected 2 of my pics in trekearth.com, right?
http://i3.tinypic.com/x2mfwg.jpg
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any way
thank you! ;)

persis

November 13th, 2006, 10:14 PM

Hello and welcome jsogdi and mehrana
please introduce yourselves in this forum:
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=401884

Good Luck!

Gilgamesh

November 17th, 2006, 08:35 PM

Hi slick_P
great pics!
you have selected 2 of my pics in trekearth.com, right?

any way
thank you! ;)

wow, those are very nice pics! Good job, Maybe you oughta copyright them. :)

persis

November 20th, 2006, 07:19 PM

Thank You Gilgi :D

persis

November 20th, 2006, 07:28 PM

also you can see my other shots!
http://www.trekearth.com/members/persis/photos/
ENJOY :D

benjiletti

December 30th, 2006, 02:33 AM

harika, süper iran:applause:

Purple Dreams

March 19th, 2007, 05:01 PM

These pictures are just wow! I'll definitely try to return to Iran with my dad later this year and visit some of the places I didn't get to visit on my trip last year. And I hope to get the chance to visit Uzbekistan one day. I've always been fascinated by their architecture.

lucknowii sky

March 31st, 2007, 02:42 AM

wow iranian architecture is so cool,
infact many building in india during mugals period were also desinged by iranian architect.

Purple Dreams

March 31st, 2007, 04:35 PM

^^ Yeah, I had no idea that the Taj Mahal for example was designed by an Persian architect til I visited it earlier this week. They obviously had some great architects.

lucknowii sky

April 1st, 2007, 02:31 AM

^^^^^ what happened to my post,
why it got messed up???

shugs

April 1st, 2007, 02:36 AM

Read this http://www.skyscrapercity.com/announcement.php?f=372&a=342

Make of it what you will. Just remember the date!

:lol:

lucknowii sky

April 1st, 2007, 03:32 AM

Read this http://www.skyscrapercity.com/announcement.php?f=372&a=342

Make of it what you will. Just remember the date!

:lol:

huh ,i got it,
its A P R I L F O O L,

mahdial_x5

April 1st, 2007, 07:26 PM

Some Stupid FU*KTARD finds it amusing...an 'apri| foo|s joke"

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=458441

:ohno:

SO LAME

shugs

April 1st, 2007, 07:26 PM

^^ Yeh it's the admi.ns joke :|

Omid_Sultani

April 1st, 2007, 08:05 PM

Sloof lirpa joke... Love it.

Tacuba

April 2nd, 2007, 02:21 PM

Amazingly beautiful !!!!

I had never seen as much attention to detail as in some of the buildings and temples you have pictured in this thread.

I'm speechless !!!! Thanks for such tremendous pix !!!

shugs

April 3rd, 2007, 08:02 PM

What ever happened to Slick_P? :(

Persan

February 19th, 2008, 01:53 AM

Excavations In Iran Unravel Mystery Of 'Red Snake'

New discoveries unearthed at an ancient frontier wall in Iran provide compelling evidence that the Persians matched the Romans for military might and engineering prowess.

The 'Great Wall of Gorgan'in north-eastern Iran, a barrier of awesome scale and sophistication, including over 30 military forts, an aqueduct, and water channels along its route, is being explored by an international team of archaeologists from Iran and the Universities of Edinburgh and Durham. This vast Wall-also known as the 'Red Snake'-is more than 1000 years older than the Great Wall of China, and longer than Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall put together.

Until recently, nobody knew who had built the Wall. Theories ranged from Alexander the Great, in the 4th century BC, to the Persian king Khusrau I in the 6th century AD. Most scholars favoured a 2nd or 1st century BC construction. Scientific dating has now shown that the Wall was built in the 5th, or possibly, 6th century AD, by the Sasanian Persians. This Persian dynasty has created one of the most powerful empires in the ancient world, centred on Iran, and stretching from modern Iraq to southern Russia, Central Asia and Pakistan.

Modern survey techniques and satellite images have revealed that the forts were densely occupied with military style barrack blocks. Numerous finds discovered during the latest excavations indicate that the frontier bustled with life. Researchers estimate that some 30,000 soldiers could have been stationed at this Wall alone. It is thought that the 'Red Snake'was a defence system against the White Huns, who lived in Central Asia.

Eberhard Sauer, of the University of Edinburgh's School of History, Classics and Archaeology, said: “Our project challenges the traditional Euro-centric world view. At the time, when the Western Roman Empire was collapsing and even the Eastern Roman Empire was under great external pressure, the Sasanian Persian Empire mustered the manpower to build and garrison a monument of greater scale than anything comparable in the west. The Persians seem to match, or more than match, their late Roman rivals in army strength, organisational skills, engineering and water management.”

The research is published in the new edition of Current World Archaeology and the periodical Iran, Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies 45.

[ SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218155534.htm) | 02.18.2008 ]

Amazigh_89

July 27th, 2008, 12:24 AM

:redx:
beauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutiful Persia
:applause:
really i want visit Persia
because i love it already and now with those beautiful pictures i love it more and more
and i form an idea about Persia more visible
how are the prices generally in middle or less hotels ? and in all Persia ?

nimrooo

August 3rd, 2008, 10:38 AM

Shapoor

May 17th, 2009, 01:11 AM

Well kept castles in Iran

http://k53.pbase.com/o6/59/643459/1/77696064.5RpCXgh2.NoComment.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/59/643459/1/111040045.qjsmKMwO.IMG_1998r.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o6/59/643459/1/77696281.9Gr19Kzw.IMG_1990r.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/59/643459/1/111040042.Oue9p0kl.IMG_2034r.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/59/643459/1/111040041.hP25Zvo3.IMG_2037r.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o2/59/643459/1/106445569.qJwGBVEM.IMG_1992r.jpg

http://k53.pbase.com/o6/59/643459/1/103712264.eDl97XyX.IMG_1988r.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o6/59/643459/1/103712263.SBpUDvpm.IMG_1985r.jpg

French Castle in Shush (Susa)
http://i.pbase.com/o6/59/643459/1/82947268.11mPqJbM.IMG_2145r.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/gallery/falak

Shapoor

August 1st, 2009, 03:29 PM

Safiol Din mosque in Ardabil

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3575536778_9ac45d6932_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/3575537850_4b10afc890_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3587729913_cd8e0e7ff5_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3591542535_10271b50f4_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21787900@N05/page4/

3nd4r3

August 9th, 2009, 01:11 AM

nice desain,
i love persian architecture..
one of my fav in the world :banana::banana:

Herbicide

October 8th, 2009, 02:38 PM

Falak ol Aflak Castle in Khoramabad:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GbYawBK89uk/RinZEua3pdI/AAAAAAAACm4/rkf3QknBK-4/s512/Picture%20570.jpghttp://lh5.ggpht.com/_GbYawBK89uk/RincKOa3ppI/AAAAAAAACfU/uJZpekO8JLM/s512/Picture%20586.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_GbYawBK89uk/RinYN-a3paI/AAAAAAAACcs/4slQTnDRgwc/s512/Picture%20568.jpg

Buraimi999

October 8th, 2009, 06:18 PM

Bahla Fort and Rustaq in the Sultanate of Oman

Are relics of ancient Persian in the Sultanate of Oman during the reign of Chosroes Anscheroan

BC, where he was the Sultanate of Oman areas follow the Persian Crown

http://omanlight.com/vb/gallery/files/5/42_324960.jpg

http://www.omanet.om/arabic/tourism/images/F13.jpg

http://www.omanet.om/arabic/regions/images/ad1.jpg

http://www.bahla.net/up/ar/bahla-fort2.jpg

http://www.majalisna.com/gallery/128/128_2_1036651373.jpg

TERZIev

October 16th, 2009, 10:13 AM

hello from bulgaria :wave: i search wallpapers of persian mosque inside and outside, can anybody hellps me :wink2: (sorry 4 da bad english)

alitezar

October 16th, 2009, 10:38 AM

^^ Hi terziev....I've been looking but haven't found anything..there are so many pix of Iranian mosques on flickr and google and if you type Iran mosques they'll come up but I don't know what size and image resolution works for your computer. I wish I could help more :)

alitezar

October 16th, 2009, 10:43 AM

hello from bulgaria :wave: i search wallpapers of persian mosque inside and outside, can anybody hellps me :wink2: (sorry 4 da bad english)

Check out this thread maybe some pix here will help

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=736388

TERZIev

October 16th, 2009, 11:27 AM

10x alitezar!!!!!!!!! incredible architecture!!

i very want to see iran but its long travel (from bulgaria to iran) andd my money its short :}

alitezar

October 16th, 2009, 11:54 AM

^^ That's ok hopefully one day u can travel here plus there are more than 10 flights daily to Tehran from Istanbul to Tehran..I think that's the closest city to you with flights to Tehran :)

TERZIev

October 16th, 2009, 12:02 PM

^^ That's ok hopefully one day u can travel here plus there are more than 10 flights daily to Tehran from Istanbul to Tehran..I think that's the closest city to you with flights to Tehran :)

someday i will come!! lookin & waiting for me hahah : }

arashmordad

October 16th, 2009, 04:18 PM

^^ You can also take a look at this thread, it has alot of other architecture and things of Iranian History
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=323085

TERZIev

October 18th, 2009, 11:14 AM

arashmordad 10x for da link ; ]

:banana:

socrates#1fan

October 24th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Beautiful architecture! All of it! :cheer:
I would like to see more Ancient Persian architecture though. :)

KennyWally

April 1st, 2010, 03:09 AM

http://i1.tinypic.com/mw447t.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/mw447l.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/mw4478.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/mw446p.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/mw446c.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/mw445z.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/mw442h.jpg

Slick,

Nice stuff.....has anyone ever asked for translations of those cuneiform inscriptions? It sure would be cool to know what it said...

But more than translations, I'm looking for a photograph, of a sign that reportedly was at the entrance of the Darial Pass. It commemorated the passing of the northern tribes thru there!

Ever see that or hear or it?

If not, do you know anyone who may have a picture or any leads to follow up on?