Rayen Citadel ( Arg -e- Rayen) by Ali Majdfar

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29-MAY-2009	Ali Majdfar

Rayen Citadel ( Arg -e- Rayen)

Rayen, Kerman Province

Rayen Citadel (Arg-e Rayen) is an adobe castle in Kerman province, Iran. The medieval mudbrick city of Rayen is similar to the Arg-é Bam (Bam Citadel) which was destroyed in an earthquake in December 2003. Rayen Citadel appears extremely to be well preserved, considering the numerous natural disasters that have been destroying similar structures nearby.
Rayen Citadel was inhabited until 150 years ago and, although believed to be at least 1,000 years old, may in fact have been founded from the pre-Islamic Sassanid era.
For seeing more photos of this place, please visit:
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/rayen_citadel

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/640s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso160 hide exif

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Date/Time	29-May-2009 10:15:38
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Petros Labrakos		05-Nov-2010 12:29
remarkable architecture well done!

Jeff Real		03-Nov-2010 22:30
A beautiful wide sweeping view ~V~

Noor Khan		01-Nov-2010 22:26
Amazing place.

jychamberland		01-Nov-2010 16:27
superb picture! nicely composed.

Mike		29-Oct-2010 23:21
Excellent capture of an amazing place, beautiful~! V

Dan Opdal		29-Oct-2010 06:46
Fantastic and interesting shot. V

sue anne		29-Oct-2010 00:28
Interesting detail and history here. V.

Jim's Atavistic Visions		28-Oct-2010 18:38
Great details of the place. Thanks for sharing!... Josefina

pascal		28-Oct-2010 18:26
Beautiful !

Birte Person		27-Oct-2010 10:55
Excellent shot and what a place and history, this would be a fascinating site to visit..

janescottcumming		27-Oct-2010 00:44
Great image and some wonderful facts to go along with it.

Robert D. McAlpine		25-Oct-2010 20:33
Beautiful!

Lieve Snellings		25-Oct-2010 18:21
great composition and storytelling ! V

Giancarlo Guzzardi		25-Oct-2010 16:50
splendid ruines

silvia marmori		25-Oct-2010 16:48
just impressive.. excellent capture!

Brian Collins Art		25-Oct-2010 14:21
Excellent capture! V

Margot W		24-Oct-2010 21:17
Unreal to be able to still see the ruins. I hope they last many many more years.

Chad Ramsey		24-Oct-2010 21:13
It's so neat to see the details like this! V

Sam Rua		24-Oct-2010 20:27
Well done on the comp, Ali.

Guest		24-Oct-2010 18:46
Wow Ali, what a wonderful shot and composition. Ver well done my friend. V

Martin Lamoon		24-Oct-2010 14:52
Great photograph Ali of this well preserved historic site,

Jean Chiasson		23-Oct-2010 23:34
Beautiful shot of this historic place Ali vote

NealyBob		23-Oct-2010 19:15
It's amazing that this structure is still around! Beautiful shot~!V

Tom Munson		23-Oct-2010 17:46
Wonderful image, Ali! Thanks for the history lesson!

Marcia Colelli		23-Oct-2010 16:42
Wonderful capture of this historic place V

cambraniz		23-Oct-2010 14:02
Wonderful shot, a masterpiece of history. V

Yvonne		23-Oct-2010 11:10
Wonderful capture of the site & very interesting history! v

Pierre		23-Oct-2010 11:08
Tout à fait splendide ce site! V

Stephanie		23-Oct-2010 09:53
Awesome view of history! Beautiful1 V

borisalex		23-Oct-2010 08:05
Magnificient anciet site, so well preserved! What a documentary shot! V.

Chris Spracklen		23-Oct-2010 07:41
Another superb addition to this extraordinary gallery, Ali. (V)

Zoltán Balogh		23-Oct-2010 06:50
How interesting...thanks for sharing with us Ali! V

Raymond Ma		23-Oct-2010 06:06
An amazing place Ali! The details and the history is remarkable...Excellent shot! V

Paco López		23-Oct-2010 05:38
Excellent image!! V!

lou_rozensteins		23-Oct-2010 02:52
Excellent details. It must be amazing to be confronted by this sort of history. Well done.

Guest		23-Oct-2010 02:37
An impeccable shot with such history! ~V

Hank Vander Velde		23-Oct-2010 02:35
BEAUTIFUL historic image and good info Ali. Thanks for sharing.

slhoornstra		23-Oct-2010 02:09
Fascinating scene. Those towers are still beautiful. I would never have seen all of these historic sites without your travel and fine work. VVV

FrankB		23-Oct-2010 00:46
awesome Ali...ancient remnants always makes us think....V

Fred Parsons		23-Oct-2010 00:11
Interesting, Thanks for sharing. We have similar dwellings in Arizona from Indians years ago

Kuriacose Joseph		23-Oct-2010 00:02
Another nice addition to your collection.

Curt Knaus		22-Oct-2010 23:53
A wonderful capture Ali!! Very interesting. V.

Nora van Beek		22-Oct-2010 22:23
Fascinating image, Ali! ~V~

Wim Ensie		22-Oct-2010 21:59
yes, fascinating Ali!

Pat Shawyer		22-Oct-2010 21:55
What a fascinating place Ali ! Great shot.

Dave Hein		22-Oct-2010 21:46
You get to some neat places, Ali. It would be fun to tag along with you sometime. :)

Alejandro		22-Oct-2010 20:45
perfect pic, well deserved vote!.

parallaxes aka Jean-Pierre Bijouard		22-Oct-2010 20:29
Wonderful shot and landscape :^)

Ed McConnell		22-Oct-2010 20:25
great pictures and story of these ruins Ali..

Patricia Kay		22-Oct-2010 20:22
Beautiful image of this amazing place Ali...Thank you for the info...BV

laine		22-Oct-2010 20:10
It is beautifully preserved and I love this shot...so much to see.

Colin Storey		22-Oct-2010 20:09
fantastic shot of this historic place. v

Marjan Schavemaker		22-Oct-2010 19:53
Interesting picture, Ali! V

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		22-Oct-2010 19:50
A very well preserved relic of the golden age. Good documentary.

Jim Coffman		22-Oct-2010 19:22
Awesome !!V

marie-jose wolff		22-Oct-2010 18:50
a beautiful view over this old and fascinating citadel ! V

Monique Trempe		22-Oct-2010 18:39
Oh! C'est donc une très vieille ville. Belle photo.

Milan Vogrin		22-Oct-2010 18:17
Nice shot!

Guest		22-Oct-2010 17:30
A wonderful piece of history..

François Fauchard		22-Oct-2010 17:19
Beautiful citadel, so old !

Blandine Mangin		22-Oct-2010 16:45
very beautiful ! v

joseantonio		22-Oct-2010 16:28
Spectacular historic place

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