Comments on: Bagh-e Fin garden in Iran – restoration and conservation plan http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2010/02/04/bagh-e-fin-garden-in-iran-restoration-and-conservation-plan/ News and debate from Gardenvisit.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Turner http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2010/02/04/bagh-e-fin-garden-in-iran-restoration-and-conservation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-5045 Tom Turner Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:44:35 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3726#comment-5045 Thank you. I think that conservation work is in hand at Bagh-e Fin but I fear it is only for the garden itself and not for its setting - which I regard as both very important and a potential tourist attraction. Thank you. I think that conservation work is in hand at Bagh-e Fin but I fear it is only for the garden itself and not for its setting – which I regard as both very important and a potential tourist attraction.

]]> By: simin http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2010/02/04/bagh-e-fin-garden-in-iran-restoration-and-conservation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-5044 simin Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:34:04 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3726#comment-5044 I am sorry about that, the public authorities in Iran has never managed very well, but i know the best professors in Iran that will be interested of your Benefits suggestion and i have master degree in architecture and i am investigating the persian gardens. Really I would appreciate if i can help you to follow your desire. best simin I am sorry about that, the public authorities in Iran has never managed very well, but i know the best professors in Iran that will be interested of your Benefits suggestion and i have master degree in architecture and i am investigating the persian gardens. Really I would appreciate if i can help you to follow your desire.

best
simin

]]> By: Tom Turner http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2010/02/04/bagh-e-fin-garden-in-iran-restoration-and-conservation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-3404 Tom Turner Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:27:54 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3726#comment-3404 It's strange. Iran is a country which cares deeply about its cultural heritage - but has never managed it very well. The last Shah decided that Persepolis 'must' have had the type of avenue Louis XIV made, and so he planted an avenue. One could say, in defense of the Shah, that the carvings at Persepolis show lines of trees. But they also show tribute bearers coming from afar and the trees could just as well have been planted to protect travellers from the sun as they journeyed through Persia. The Three Kings (Magi) of the Bible were Zoroastrian travellers. It’s strange. Iran is a country which cares deeply about its cultural heritage – but has never managed it very well. The last Shah decided that Persepolis ‘must’ have had the type of avenue Louis XIV made, and so he planted an avenue. One could say, in defense of the Shah, that the carvings at Persepolis show lines of trees. But they also show tribute bearers coming from afar and the trees could just as well have been planted to protect travellers from the sun as they journeyed through Persia. The Three Kings (Magi) of the Bible were Zoroastrian travellers.

]]> By: Christine http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2010/02/04/bagh-e-fin-garden-in-iran-restoration-and-conservation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-3403 Christine Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:16:48 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3726#comment-3403 It would certainly be fascinating to know more about the ancient city of Persepolis.[ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/enlarge/persepolis-iran.html ] It is astonishing that this site (which is undoubtedly world heritage) is under threat from an Iranian dam building project! It would certainly be fascinating to know more about the ancient city of Persepolis.[ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/enlarge/persepolis-iran.html ] It is astonishing that this site (which is undoubtedly world heritage) is under threat from an Iranian dam building project!

]]> By: Tom Turner http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2010/02/04/bagh-e-fin-garden-in-iran-restoration-and-conservation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-3377 Tom Turner Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:30:31 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3726#comment-3377 Thank you, Edith, for your comment. I think there <em>is</em> a connection between English and Persian gardens and my guess is that it will be found, if ever, in the gardens of Mesopotamia. Less is known about Mesopotamian gardens than about, for example, the ancient gardens of Egypt and Iran. But they certainly existed and it is possible that details would come to light if a Sumerian city were to be excavated using sophisticated archaeological and archaeobotanical techniques. I look forward to seeing your blog post. Thank you, Edith, for your comment. I think there is a connection between English and Persian gardens and my guess is that it will be found, if ever, in the gardens of Mesopotamia. Less is known about Mesopotamian gardens than about, for example, the ancient gardens of Egypt and Iran. But they certainly existed and it is possible that details would come to light if a Sumerian city were to be excavated using sophisticated archaeological and archaeobotanical techniques. I look forward to seeing your blog post.

]]> By: Edith Hope http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2010/02/04/bagh-e-fin-garden-in-iran-restoration-and-conservation-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-3376 Edith Hope Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:15:58 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=3726#comment-3376 Dear Tom, I was most interested in this posting, and the previous one, as, although seldom acknowledged, the long tradition of English gardening has its roots in the gardens of Ancient Persia. Strangely, this is a reference which I have made in my latest writing about 'The Laskett' which I shall publish on my blog on Friday. You are absolutely right. They fully deserve restoration and to be cherished thereafter. Dear Tom, I was most interested in this posting, and the previous one, as, although seldom acknowledged, the long tradition of English gardening has its roots in the gardens of Ancient Persia. Strangely, this is a reference which I have made in my latest writing about ‘The Laskett’ which I shall publish on my blog on Friday.

You are absolutely right. They fully deserve restoration and to be cherished thereafter.

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