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The Persian Bazaars

Posted on June 27, 2009

The Persian Bazaars of 1910 (as viewed through western eyes): Islamic History Sourcebook: Eustache de Lory: The Persian Bazaars, 1910: Like the bazaars in Constantinople and Cairo, those of Teheran consist of an immense labyrinth of streets covered with brick vaults, forming an uninterrupted row of little domes, in the middle of each of which a round hole is pierced to let in the light. Through this hole the sun darts its rays like the flash-lights of a man-of-war amid the half-lights of the vaults, which in summer keep the air so cool.When you enter the great central artery, which starts from...

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