City gates of Qazvin
The city gates of Qazvin are largely unspoiled city gates in Qazvin , Iran . Some of them came from the Qajar era and there were originally nine of these gates. Two of them are still preserved today.
Five of these gates were clad in yellow faience . The two gates preserved today are the "Darvāze Kuschk" (also: "Darvaze-ye Darb-e Kuschk"), which dates back to 1877 and is located on the arterial road to the north and the "Darvāze Teherān" ( also: "Darvanze-ye Tehran-e Qadim"). The first of the two gates is still in danger of collapsing due to earthquakes and is therefore supported with beams, the second gate was completely restored in 1960. Both gates have main and side entrances. These are provided with decorative towers and decorated with colored tiles , which mostly have geometric patterns. The “Darvāze Kuschk” symbol of power is a striking lion motif .
The goals
In the 9th century Qazvin had seven city gates, by the time of the Qajar dynasty this number increased to nine, namely the gates:
- Panbeh Riseh
- Sheikh Abad
- Rascht
- Maghlawak
- Chandaghbar
- Shahsadeh Hussein
- Mossala
- Tehran
- Räh e Kuschk
Web links
literature
- Hans Berger: Iran . Conrad Stein, 5th edition, 2001, ISBN 3-89392-273-3 (travel manual).