You should watch the documentary, "The Queen and I"

May 15, 2013
10:57:21am

Finngirl

about the Empress of Iran, in the aftermath of the Shah's death and the turmoil in Iran.

its a WONDERFUL movie, played at Sundance, and had amazing images from Iran. Made me want to visit too.

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Finngirl

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man, there is some really amazing islamic architecture, especially in iran.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:52am

You sure that isn't from Legoland?

ColoSpgs

5/15/13 10:53am

looks like a close up

Blue Oyster Cult

5/15/13 10:55am

or this roof tile design pattern from thatta, pakistan.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:54am

These photo doesn't do them justice, but these are my two favorite domes I have

IrishBlue

5/15/13 11:04am

so cool. I'd love to go see the stuff in southern spain.

erkimust

5/15/13 11:07am

Definitely worth the trip. Very affordable, too. We stayed in five star hotels

IrishBlue

5/15/13 11:11am

it'd be even cheaper, now, ha ha. just buy a villa.

erkimust

5/15/13 11:35am

They definitely didn't have the internet back then.

Finngirl

5/15/13 11:09am

So what's with the pre-occupation with the Middle East lately?

Indy Coug

5/15/13 10:54am

it's a longrunning preoccupation.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:55am

Any particular reason(s) why?

Indy Coug

5/15/13 10:58am

personal interest in the arab world, professional interest in the turkey, iran,

erkimust

5/15/13 11:00am

he should change his preoccupation

Blue Oyster Cult

5/15/13 10:56am

You can get good help for your lisp, if you really want to

Indy Coug

5/15/13 10:57am

How many pounds of explosives are strapped to those towers?

Hoosier Coug

5/15/13 10:54am

just one pound.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:56am

Hopefully it's still there by then, and hasn't been destroyed by

BYUCoug11

5/15/13 10:56am

or by the US invading. right?

erkimust

5/15/13 10:57am

(honest question) did we destroy a lot of cultural/historic sites/buildings in

BYUCoug11

5/15/13 11:02am

I honestly don't know. I actually think the US did make a conscientous

erkimust

5/15/13 11:06am

The US did try to not damage historical or cultural sites. This has been

IrishBlue

5/15/13 11:13am

I saw a documentary about this. They showed a building that was across the

workindev

5/15/13 11:20am

You should watch the documentary, "The Queen and I"

Finngirl

5/15/13 10:57am

thanks, I'll have to check it out.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:57am

I would love to visit Iran. Persian gardens are incredible. As far as the

IrishBlue

5/15/13 10:57am

awesome, man. thanks for the link.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:58am

+1. I love the geometry section. Math teachers could use that and make math

Hoosier Cougar

5/15/13 11:33am

Islamic people became really good at abstract designs and patterns because...

k2coug

5/15/13 9:31pm

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