tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post3721833633521959330..comments2024-02-29T21:24:06.004+11:00Comments on Sydney Meanderings: Taphophile TragicsAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-71486466603302897822012-03-16T05:23:04.190+11:002012-03-16T05:23:04.190+11:00Remarkable structures and mosaics. And very inform...Remarkable structures and mosaics. And very informative -- a part of the world I know very little about.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-56842746966411372402012-03-15T19:29:45.603+11:002012-03-15T19:29:45.603+11:00Another fantastic post from another exotic locatio...Another fantastic post from another exotic location. Enjoyed it very much, Ann!Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-1248400906152084552012-03-15T11:43:10.484+11:002012-03-15T11:43:10.484+11:00Julie, its the same city but a different place. Th...Julie, its the same city but a different place. The similarity is in the Islamic architecture of the domes and blue tiling. I have many more photos of these domed and highly decorated buildings (there is a square in Bokhara which contains a pool surrounded by the most beautiful domed and mosaiced (is that word?) buildings. Unfortunately as they are mosques and medressas (religious schools) they don't fit this meme. There is also the famous Registan in Samarkand, another huge complex of medressas.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-40648011525386442842012-03-15T07:02:08.765+11:002012-03-15T07:02:08.765+11:00Is this more on the same place as last week, or am...Is this more on the same place as last week, or am I getting confused. <br /><br />that shot of the tiles (photo 4 ) boggles my poor brain. Imagine trying to afix them!<br /><br />Interesting the things that jump out at one is such a dense text. Firstly, the area known as "Transoxania". I have never read this name before, yet it is such a great name! Secondly, the year 1066 jumped out. Totally recognsable in a Western timeline, and useful to put Uzbekistan into a context that I can understand.<br /><br />I am so glad you are contributing this areas to Taphophile Tragics. And that we give you a place to exhibit the photos you have accumulated during your life of meandering.<br /><br />Hope Adelaide is treating you well!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-68603716330006007242012-03-15T06:42:16.831+11:002012-03-15T06:42:16.831+11:00Nice history lesson.Nice history lesson.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-26256966121088416282012-03-13T20:21:04.349+11:002012-03-13T20:21:04.349+11:00Awe inspiring artwork on these buildings! This com...Awe inspiring artwork on these buildings! This complex is like an exotic metropolis for souls!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-42333006287677586492012-03-13T20:01:44.779+11:002012-03-13T20:01:44.779+11:00Great tilework. A funerary complex ... interestin...Great tilework. A funerary complex ... interesting idea.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-60814094670074065852012-03-13T19:46:14.369+11:002012-03-13T19:46:14.369+11:00Interesting info Ann. The mosaic work on the shrin...Interesting info Ann. The mosaic work on the shrine is amazing.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771263145382809857.post-53239582641285297582012-03-13T08:33:32.500+11:002012-03-13T08:33:32.500+11:00Amazing.Amazing.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.com