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2021-12-25 18:36
Virtual exhibit offers chance to get overwhelmed with royal arts
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in Tehran is displaying its exquisite tilework through an online photo exhibit, Tehran’s deputy tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-19 19:46
Exquisite tilework on show at ministry headquarters
TEHRAN – Examples of traditional Haft-Rang (“Seven-colored”) tiles have been put on show at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts in Tehran.
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2021-11-20 22:30
Iranian handicrafts: Haft-Rang tiles
TEHRAN – The term Haft-Rang (seven-colored) tiles was first used by a royal historian of Ilkhanate to describe the technic of painting on glaze, which is still practiced today.
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2021-08-21 20:00
U.S. releases religious tiles after confiscating them for violating Iran sanctions
TEHRAN - The U.S. Treasury Department has released a shipment of religious tiles that were projected to be installed at a northern Virginia mosque but were confiscated at Dulles International Airport after they were determined to have violated sanctions on Iran.
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2021-07-12 20:38
Artists make replicas of tiles covering UNESCO-designated palace
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian artists and artisans has created exact replicas of “Haft-Rang” tiles which cover parts of the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2021-07-12 20:38
Jameh Mosque of Kerman lures sightseers, historians for its location, design, and ornamentation
TEHRAN - Jameh Mosque of Kerman has long been a source of charm for history buffs, architects, and travelers to the ancient Iranian city.
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2021-06-18 21:30
Seljuk-era mosque in southeast Iran undergoes tilework restoration
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts and restorers has commenced work on arrays of tilework on the façade and interior of the Malek Mosque, which stands tall in the city of Kerman, southeast Iran.
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2020-11-10 21:00
Masjed-e Jameh Kerman: an old mosque with exclusive tiling
TEHRAN - The congregational Masjed-e Jameh of Kerman, which boasts four lofty iwans (porticos), and loads of exemplar tilework, stuccowork, and masonry, is a must-see when you are in Kerman, southeast Iran.
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2020-10-31 18:49
Attar’s mausoleum being restored
TEHRAN-The tilework of the dome of the mausoleum of the classical Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar (c. 1145-1221) in the northeastern city of Neyshabur has undergone some rehabilitation works.
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2020-07-27 19:01
Tilework artist Mohammad-Ali Elhaminia dies at 86
TEHRAN – Tilework artist Mohammad-Ali Elhaminia, considered the oldest surviving master who created designs for the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, has died. He was 86.
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2020-07-11 21:30
Potter makes miniature models of genuine elements of Iranian architecture
TEHRAN – An Iranian potter has crafted miniature models of the genuine elements which are prevalent in the traditional Iranian architecture during a project that exercises an aesthetic approach rather than a technical and engineering one.
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2020-06-08 18:52
Ancient glazed tiles discovered beneath congregational mosque
TEHRAN – A number of ancient glazed tiles have recently been discovered while a team of restorers was digging into the mihrab of a congregational mosque in Rasht, the capital of Gilan province, northern Iran.
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2019-08-21 19:13
Berlin exhibit to turn spotlight on medieval, modern ceramics from Iran
TEHRAN – Dozens of medieval and modern Iranian ceramics, selected from two German collections, will go on display at the Bumiller Collection, Studio X-Berg, in Berlin from September 12 to November 30.
