Thursday, September 22, 2011

Paradise Found

I found the video Paradise Found to be an interesting and informative video. I learned that Islamic architecture has had a terrific and powerful impact on the West.For Example Islam is responsible for perfecting pointed arches, a feat that the Romans could not accomplish. I was very interested by the Zoroastrian Death Towers, which were tall towers that Zoroastrian's placed their dead for the birds to eat. It was considered to be very sanitary to have birds consume the dead rather than poison the Earth. I was also very entertained by the Minaret,  which is typically an "onion" shaped (according to Wikipedia) structure that stands far higher than any other structure surrounding it. It seems to be an ancient for of a billboard, advertising to travelers and traders. I cannot help but think, is the title "Paradise Found" by any chance an allusion to "Paradise Lost" by John Milton?...