torsdag, januari 18, 2007

Isfahan


UR: BBS News
"In the 17th Century the central Iranian city of Isfahan was the capital of Safavid Persia - a place of dazzling wealth, with pleasure palaces, ornate gardens and mosques with the most exquisite tile work.

The city was a centre to which poets, philosophers and artists flocked from all over the world.

Today only a few intrepid tourists make it to Isfahan if they can get a visa.
And the Naqshe Jahan Square, where the King of Persia once watched polo games, now has traffic running though one end, even though it is a Unesco World Heritage site. "


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