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		<title>Maydan-i-Shah in Isfahan Iran</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The maidan, or public plaza, is an eight hectare space constructed under Shah Abbas I between 1590 and 1595 for state ceremonies and sport. A two storied, arcaded perimeter of stores was added by 1602 in an effort to introduce commerce to the area, luring merchants from the old city to the north. Festivals and [...]]]></description>
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<p>The maidan, or public plaza, is an eight hectare space constructed under  		Shah Abbas I between 1590 and 1595 for state ceremonies and sport. A two  		storied, arcaded perimeter of stores was added by 1602 in an effort to  		introduce commerce to the area, luring merchants from the old city to  		the north.</p>
<p>Festivals and parades continued in this multifunctional  		space, alternating use of the large central area with commercial stalls.  		The arcaded facades were originally decorated with polychrome glazed  		tiles, the rhythm of the arcades broken once on each façade by the  		entrance to a building. On the south, the Shah Mosque; east, the Mosque  		of Shaykh Lutfallah; the Ali Qapu on the west façade; on the north the  		monumental entrance portal to a two kilometer bazaar which links the  		maydan to the old city.</p>
<p>The iwan of this grand portal, known as the Naqqara-khana, crowned  		with the representation of Sagittarius in mosaic tile, leads to the  		royal bazaar, the royal mint and the royal caravanserai. This was the  		strong room for the most valuable trade in the city.</p>
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		<title>Emirates Office Tower, Dubai UAE</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emirates Office Tower, also known as the Emirates Towers One of them is 54-storey office building along Sheikh Zayed Road in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In connection with the 56-storey Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel at retail boulevard, forming what is usually referred to as the Emirates Towers complex. The tower [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Emirates Office Tower</strong>, also known as the <strong>Emirates Towers One </strong>of them is 54-storey office building along <strong>Sheikh Zayed</strong> Road in the city of <strong>Dubai </strong>in the <strong>United Arab Emirates</strong>. In connection with the 56-storey Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel at retail boulevard, forming what is usually referred to as the Emirates Towers complex. The tower has a structural height of 354.6 meters (1163 feet) in height and roof 311 meters (1020 feet), 12 th-largest in total compensation is currently inhabitable buildings in the world. Emirates Office Tower is higher than Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel, despite the lower two floors. Construction was completed in November 1999.</p>
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		<title>The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dome of the Rock (Arabic:, translit.: Qubbat As-Sakhrah, translit.: Kipat Hasela, Turkish: Kubbetüs Sahra) is a notable Islamic holy site of pilgrimage for Muslims as the word Masjid al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary (al &#8211; Haram Al-Qudsi al-Sharif) &#8211; that Jews and Christians call Har ha-Bayit or the Temple Mount &#8211; which remains one of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.islamic-architecture.info/Domeoftherock.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" style="float: left;" src="http://www.islamic-architecture.info/Domeoftherock_small.jpg" alt="http://www.islamic-architecture.info/Domeoftherock_small.jpg" /></a><strong>Dome of the Rock</strong> (Arabic:, translit.: Qubbat As-Sakhrah, translit.:  		Kipat Hasela, Turkish: Kubbetüs Sahra)  is a notable Islamic holy site of pilgrimage for Muslims as the word <strong>Masjid al-Aqsa</strong> or the <strong>Noble Sanctuary</strong> (<strong>al &#8211; Haram Al-Qudsi al-Sharif</strong>) &#8211; that Jews and Christians call <strong>Har ha-Bayit</strong> or the <strong>Temple Mount</strong> &#8211; which remains one of the most famous monuments in Jerusalem. It was 687 to 691 of 9 Caliph &#8216;Abd al-Malik. Very often mistakingly called the Mosque of Omar, the mosque Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, living in close proximity to the Church of the Holy grave.</p>
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		<title>Muslim fervour at Mecca</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[country : Saudi Arabia place : Mecca, east of the country]]></description>
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place : <strong>Mecca</strong>, east of the country</span><br />
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		<title>Burj Dubai</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burj Dubai (Arabic برج دبي &#8220;Dubai Tower&#8220;) is a supertall skyscrapers currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When it is completed in late 2008, the highest man-made structure in the world, as well as the tallest building in action. Scheduled for deployment in September 2009, the building is part of 2 square kilometers [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="float: left;" src="http://www.essential-architecture.com/TEN/Burj20Dubai20Tower201-full_small.jpg" alt="http://www.essential-architecture.com/TEN/Burj20Dubai20Tower201-full_small.jpg" /><strong>Burj Dubai</strong> (Arabic <strong>برج دبي</strong> &#8220;<strong>Dubai Tower</strong>&#8220;) is a supertall skyscrapers currently under construction in <strong>Dubai</strong>, <strong>United Arab Emirates</strong>. When it is completed in late 2008, the highest man-made structure in the world, as well as the tallest building in action. Scheduled for deployment in September 2009, the building is part of 2 square kilometers (0.8 square mile) development, entitled &#8220;Center of Burj Dubai and the&#8221; First Interchange &#8220;(aka&#8221; Defense Roundabout &#8220;), and Sheikh Zayed Road in Doha on the street.</p>
<p>The building is constructed mostly South Korean company <strong>Samsung</strong>, along with the Belgian company Besix and the United Arab Emirates company Arabtec. It was designed by Adrian Smith of America before he left Skidmore, Owings and TOO Merrill (SOM) of Chicago, to his own independent practice, Adrian Smith Gilla Gordon architecture in October 2006. However, SOM continues to architectural, engineering and structural mechanics of Burj Dubai. The total project budget Burj Dubai is about 4.1 billion U.S. dollars &#8211; and for all the new Center of Burj Dubai, $ 20 billion.</p>
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		<title>Khaju Bridge, Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Khaju Bridge (Pol-e Khajoo) in Isfahan, Iran, in the 17 century, Shah Abbas II bridge also serves as a dam with locks under the arches. When the doors closed, the water level of the bridge amounts to irrigate orchards, along with the Zayandeh River. Khoju The bridge consists of two stories of arcades, the intersection [...]]]></description>
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<strong>Khaju Bridge (Pol-e Khajoo)</strong> in <strong>Isfahan</strong>, <strong>Iran</strong>, in the 17 century, <strong>Shah Abbas II</strong> bridge also serves as a dam with locks under the arches. When the doors closed, the water level of the bridge amounts to irrigate orchards, along with the <strong>Zayandeh River</strong>.</p>
<p>Khoju The bridge consists of two stories of arcades, the intersection of the distinctive arches richly decorated with colored tiles. In the middle of the bridge, there are two large halls, called Prince salons, originally developed for the Shah.</p>
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		<title>The Nabatean city of Petra</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[country : Jordania place : south-west of the country, near Israel]]></description>
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place : south-west of the country, near <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Israel</strong></span></span><br />
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