*Dear All,* ** * Greetings; this is the link one would use reaching the English version and a power point file thereon, giving the angles, dimentions, etc.:*
*http://www.ghiasabadi.com/english.html*<http://www.ghiasabadi.com/english.html> * Sorry for the inconveniences.* ** *Best regards,* ** *Mashallah* 2008/10/16 Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *Dear All,* > * * > * Greetings; I enjoyed Mr Roger Bailey's presentation on the Winter > Solstice (http://www.walkingshadow.info/). * > > * Other than Mr Roger's feedback (quoted on the email end), I didn't get > more comments on the presented very old monument in Iran, in > comparison, which might have been caused by less information in English > Language, in the related web site* *( > http://www.ghiasabadi.com/niasar_chartaqi_EN.pps#263,1,Slide 1**) which it > is know reconciled to certain extent.* > *-----------------* > ** > *Roger Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * > *Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 7:14 PM * To: Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello Mashallah, > > There are many such monuments around the world. Marking the winter solstice > was particularly important in the ancient world as it marked the return of > the sun. > > See my short presentation on the Winter Solstice. I outlines the traditions > of Europe that were adapted by the Christian church to mark Christmas.See > http://www.walkingshadow.info/ > > I recently completed an "Ottoman" sundial for the Missouri Botanical > Gardens. It will be unveiled at the NASS Conference this week. This dial is > based on the sundial at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul which followed the dial > Ibn Ibn al -Shatir in Damascus, 1371 AD. It has two gnomons and four time > systems based on sunrise, sunset, noon and Moslem prayer times. My > presentation is available at my other personal website. > http://www3.telus.net/public/rtbailey/WalkingShadow/NASS2008/ > > Regards, > Roger Bailey > ------------------------------- > ** > *Best regards,* > ** > *Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie* > ** > > > > 2008/8/4 Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2008/7/23 >> Subject: Seasons Azimuth Calendar >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mohamad >> soltanolkotabi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> *Dear All,* >> * * >> * Greetings; if one recalled, long back, I introduced the Taj Mahal, as >> a monumental noon-mark dial (Seven Articles on the Qiblah; the case of the >> Taj Mahal.)* >> * * >> * I recently, received a few slides, from a friend of mine, Mr Mohamad >> Soltanolkotabi (mohamad soltanolkotabi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> *>,) out of a monument in Iran, researched thoroughly, by Dr Ghiasabadi ( >> "[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*>,)* *which I think it could be called "Seasons >> Azimuth Calendar.) * >> ** >> * One may find more information thereon from* >> (*www.ghiasabadi.com*<http://www.ghiasabadi.com/> >> *,) see further below.* >> >> * I wonder, if the respected scholars had any information on similar >> monuments elsewhere, demarcating the azimuths of sunrise and sunset; at the >> vernal equinox, the northernmost azimuth at the summer solstice and the >> southernmost position, reached at winter solstice: * >> ** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *http://picasaweb.google.com/ghiasabadi/Niasar*<http://picasaweb.google.com/ghiasabadi/Niasar> >> >> *http://www.ghiasabadi.com/niasar.html*<http://www.ghiasabadi.com/niasar.html> >> * * >> >> *Chartaqi of Niasar * >> >> *Hosts the* >> >> *"Birth of Mithra"* >> >> *Celebration* >> >> Saturday, 29 December 2007 >> >> *The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies, London >> university<http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2006/December2006/03-12.htm> >> * >> Every year Chartaqi of Niasar is hosting a large number of Iranians, that >> gather there to cherish their ancestral way of life and to mark the >> observance of Sun's Birth on Summer and Winter Solstice. Chartaqi of Niasar >> located near the city of Kashan and constructed during the late Parthian or >> early Sassanian dynastic eras. "This Chartaqi (čārtāgī) is one of the >> greatest and the oldest one in Iran-proper that remained intact for over >> 2000 years. It's plan is like quadrangle but actually is trapezoid with >> sides that are almost 12m", according to the website of Dr Reza Moradi >> Ghiasabadi, Iranian archaeologist and historian. For the construction of >> this monument the ancient Iranian architects used volcanic rocks, which >> contain holes within, and as the result they are lightweight and resilient >> to weather and especially earthquake, which is why after 2000 years in this >> earthquake region of Iran this monument is still standing. All sides of this >> Chartaqi like the other Chartaqis are open with no door or window. In >> year 2000, Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi has forwarded a theory about the function >> of Chartaqi of Niasar, as a calendrical monument that works with sunlight. >> According to him, in each season the sunrays protruding from different >> angles; and with them we can say the time of the year. The accuracy of this >> Chartaqi has been made it unique in the world. >> Chartaqi of Niasar from also from architectural aspect is unique, in its' >> quadrangle plan with circle cupola place in the centre very accurately. There >> are some theories that claim in the ancient times Zurvanists were using this >> place for their religious practices, but something for sure that this place >> was connected to the ancient Iranian religion of Mithraism during the >> Parthian dynasty (248 BCE-224 CE). >> ------------------------------ >> >> [image: Click for Kashan, Iran >> Forecast]<http://farsi.wunderground.com/global/stations/40785.html?bannertypeclick=sunandmoon> >> >> >> >> *Best regards,* >> ** >> *Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie* >> >> >> >> -- >> Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie >> > > > > -- > Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie > -- Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie
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