{"product_id":"porter-yves-palaces-and-gardens-of-persia-9782080112576","title":"Palaces and gardens of Persia","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersia's idyllic palaces and gardens provide an escape from the harsh\n realities of desert life-creating a corner of paradise on earth.\n The very word \"paradise\" derives from the ancient Iranian term for\n the Shah's royal hunting grounds. From ancient Achaemenid sites to the\n dazzling mirrored shrines of Shiraz, and from the lush geometric gardens of\n Kashan to the ornate domes of Isfahan, \u003ci\u003ePalaces and Gardens of Persia\u003c\/i\u003e offers a\n privileged glimpse of these oases that are hidden away behind the high brick\n walls of palace pavilions and mosques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersia is a land of gardens with intricate\n fountains, majestic pools, shaded paths,\n and babbling channels of water. The\n region's rich history is manifest in the\n magnificent palaces adorned with marble and\n ceramics and in the intimate hammams where\n relaxation and calm preside today, as they have\n for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n      \u003ci\u003ePalaces and Gardens of Persia\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the\n fundamental roles that water, brick, and\n ornamentation play in Iran's unique\n architectural heritage. Water is the key\n element, offering an escape from the arid and\n unforgiving climate. Brick has been used as a\n principle building material since antiquity ; in\n Persia it is used to its most symbolic effect in\n the high walls that forge a barrier between\n wildness and a protected sanctuary created for\n man. Ornament is then the element that\n transforms the buildings, constructed of\n simple materials, into \"Thousand and One\n Night\" fantasies, from resplendent mirrored\n halls to geometric mosaicked paneling, and\n from intricate plasterwork depicting exotic\n birds and flowers to delicate painted murals\n adorning palace walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYves Porter's lyrical and informed text\n combines with Arthur Thévenard's luminous\n photography to give readers a unique\n opportunity to discover the hidden treasures\n of this lost paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions Flammarion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53874573803862,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9782080112576_1.jpg?v=1781858107","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/porter-yves-palaces-and-gardens-of-persia-9782080112576","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}