In Persia, gardens have for centuries fulfilled both physical and spiritual images of paradise. A Persian sees God in the garden and himself in the grass. Bowls from 4000 years ago show the world divided into four quarters with a pool in the centre, overhung by the tree of life. This cross plan, with one axis longer than the other, known as the "chahr bagh" or "four gardens", has continued as the standard design for Persian gardens. This book focuses on the gardens of Persia, including their history and heritage.
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"Coolness and greenness at the end of the day's journey; the sound of trickling water after the silent plain. That is the Persian's idea of paradise."
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Mehdi Khansari was born in Tehran and studied photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has coauthored with his wife, Minouch Yavari, Espace Persan (Pierre Mardaga, 1986), a book on traditional architecture in Iran, and The Persian Bazaar: Veiled Space of Desire (Mage, 1994).
M. R. Moghtader was born in Tehran in 1931 and received his architecture degree in Paris in 1956. From 1958 to 1981 he practiced as an architect in Iran where his designs include the master plan for the city of Tabriz, the Shiraz University complex, and the Tehran University Faculties of Theology and Economic Science. Since 1981 he has been living in Paris, where he researches and practices architecture.
Minouch Yavari was born in Tehran and received her architecture degree in Paris. She has worked since 1984 as an architect in Tehran and in France. She has coauthored with her husband, Mehdi Khansari, Espace Persan (Pierre Mardaga, 1986), a book on traditional architecture in Iran, and The Persian Bazaar: Veiled Space of Desire (Mage, 1994).
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A place to reminice,
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This review is from: The Persian Garden: Echoes of Paradise (Hardcover)
I loved this book. And it's not because I've been to some of the places that are studied in the book. The pictures take you to the gardens that were at the heart of the great residences of kings and leaders...In a time when few get the chance to see the beauty of Iran and the culture that arose from it, this book shows a world of culture, history and color. Look, read and with your mind's eye see an old world that gave much to this new one.
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This review is from: The Persian Garden: Echoes of Paradise (Paperback)
The history and descriptions are very informative. The drawn diagrams of the garden layouts are also very helpful, as are the historical images from books and sculptures. My only complaint is that some of the contemporary photos are of poor quality - grainy, soft, flat, full frontal sun on buildings. Given the subject matter, it seems that spectacular photos could have been the rule.
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Terrific book,
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This review is from: The Persian Garden: Echoes of Paradise (Paperback)
The pictures, the stories, it is all one great inspiring read, and so much more awesome than i had expected.
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