To be honest I am not really interested in architecture and
it doesn't mean I don’t enjoy looking at beautiful or interesting structures
because I do. However, I might not be really
into the process and how did it turn the way it is today, or who made it and
how! One of my favorite architecture that I grew up with is the Persian architecture,
which was an architectural innovation development in 7th century.
I love all the details, and colors. Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque (Farsi:
Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-ollāh)
is one of the examples of architectural masterpieces in Isfahan, Iran. It took eighteen
years to build this mosque. It was built by the chief architect Shaykh Bahai,
during the reign of Shah Abbas I of
the Safavid dynasty.
A British traveler and writer named Robert Byron about his experience of visiting
the mosque: I know of no finer example of the Persian Islamic genius than the
interior of the dome:
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The dome is inset with
a network of lemon-shaped compartments, which decrease in size as they ascend
towards the formalised peacock at the apex... The mihrāb in the west wall is enamelled
with tiny flowers on a deep blue meadow. Each part of the design, each plane,
each repetition, each separate branch or blossom has its own sombre beauty.
But the beauty of the whole comes as you move. Again, the highlights are
broken by the play of glazed and unglazed surfaces; so that with every step
they rearrange themselves in countless shining patterns... I have never
encountered splendour of this kind before.
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The high domes and beautiful colors invite every visitors to
a deep hush, and make them think about the story behind every single tile.
Thank you
Hasti
amazing!
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