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A walk around Bukhara

open access: yesПроект Байкал
The article describes a trip to Uzbekistan and, in particular, to Bukhara – the centre of medieval piety, scholarship, trade. It also features architectural sights of the city. The antiquity of the city is emphasized by numerous legends.
Марина Ткачева
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Genetic Diversity in Invasive Populations of Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. and Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. [PDF]

open access: yesBiology (Basel), 2021
Osipova ES   +4 more
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Evolution of Persian traditional architecture through the history

open access: yesJournal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2015
The architecture of Iran is wholly based on the comprehensive use of knowledge of both metaphysical and physical sciences. Architecture and structural engineering in Iran involve a great range of buildings distributed over a vast area from the borders of
Mehrdad Hejazi, Bina Hejazi, Saba Hejazi
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“a minaret of light”: transducing the islamic call to prayer? [PDF]

open access: yesMaterial Religion, 2015
In Western Europe, Muslims are increasingly demanding the right to amplify the Islamic call to prayer, the azan. Local resistance to the azan has prompted a search for technologized alternatives, of which architectural proposal to use light signals instead of loudspeakers is the only public alternative.
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The Architectural Christian Spolia in Early Medieval Iberia: Reflections between Material Reuse and Cultural Appropriation

open access: yesReligions
The reuse of construction materials has been a consistent practice throughout the history of architecture, especially prevalent during periods of transition when it was preferred for its ability to simplify installation and reduce construction costs ...
Enrique Daza-Pardo, Raúl Catalán-Ramos
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