Tuesday 2 October 2007

Holy Shrine

Driving out of Tehran we noticed an odd site. It turned out to be a mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah (sign of God) Homeini.

The interior, rather then exhibiting subtle calligraphy, is composed of a green cage that holds Homeini’s remains, current clergymen’s posters, neon lights in too many colours and steel girders, not to mention machine-made carpets. Outside, an enormous parking lot, where people camp, spread their plastic cloths and lay out their picnics, a bakery, a clinic, a bank, various shops, and different kebabis. In other words, a truly holy ˝Disneyland˝.


3 comments:

Pär said...

Grattis!
Congratulations looks like you have reach your goal (one of them...) on the trip Esfahan!

Ohh what is this about living in the ambassadors luxurious apartment?

Ser väldigt jobbigt ut att gå runt i dom där kläderna Anna.

Anonymous said...

Det har varit intressant att följa er på den fantastiska resan. Skulle gärna ha varit med. Sökte en gång jobb i Teheran, men fick det tyvärr inte. Men det var innan mullrorna tog över.
Nästa vecka bär det av till Bush-land, en kontrast till er resa. Får se hur det artar sig.
Hälsningar ewa

Anonymous said...

Koliko pa je teh plejsov iranske modernosti? Je tako kot v bivših ruskih republikah, kup enih shizofreničnih kombinacij tradicionalizma in potrošništva?