Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . he tomb of ImanMousa at Kazhemeine. This re-markable edifice is surrounded withbuildings of stone or marble, butrises above them with its four min-arets and two domes in a mannerat once majestic and of the Persian tombs, likethat of Zobeide, are derived as totheir style from the building of theancient Iranians. That people, asthe reader knows, invented theburial tower on the top of whichthe dead w
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . he tomb of ImanMousa at Kazhemeine. This re-markable edifice is surrounded withbuildings of stone or marble, butrises above them with its four min-arets and two domes in a mannerat once majestic and of the Persian tombs, likethat of Zobeide, are derived as totheir style from the building of theancient Iranians. That people, asthe reader knows, invented theburial tower on the top of whichthe dead were exposed to be de-voured by birds. This pagan formof disposing of dead bodies was Zo-roastrian in its first intent, as it is Par-see in its last evolution. The formof the burial tower has been transmittedto Persian architecture, and thoughgreatly modified in the hands of thebuilders of the last eight centuries, itstill reappears in tombs. In such struc- tures the ground plan is form is carried up slopingslightly to a considerable height, and isthen surmounted with a sharp pyramidaltower of stone shooting upwards muchin the form of the ancient burial towers \. ? YOUNG LADY OF ISPAHAN— by Adrien Marie, from a photograph by Madame 1 lielilafoy. of the Zoroastrians. The materials ofsuch building are cut stone and bricks. The smaller architecture of the Per-sians has but little interest to the traveler. The houses of the people Aspect of Fer-j -~1„., sian houses and are square in ground plan towns; interiorand have flat roofs. This decorations,gives to the structures the appearance ofcubes. The materials are wood, brick,
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