Photos of Civilizations

Armenian architecture is unique. Georgian and Caucasian Albanian architecture were influenced by Armenian architecture. After all, Armenia was the first nation to adopt Christianity as state relgion. Georgians and Albanians became Christian later on so naturally, they borrowed Armenian architecture.

 Armenian, Georgian, and Albanian architectures are so similar that it is hard to distinguish between, for example, Georgian and Armenian churches. Especially if you don't take a look at the language of the inscriptions on the churches.

The Azeris claim the duduk as their own instrument? At least the Turks were creative enough to create their own word for it.

Why is that? Armenian Apostolic Christianity (an independant Oriental Church) isn't like Greek Orthodox Christianity.

Here's the outer part of the Vank Church - a nice mix of Armenian and Islamic architecture.

That Samarkand also belongs to our civilization!

World Civlization:

This palace which I built at Susa, from afar its ornamentation was brought. Downward the earth was dug, until I reached rock in the earth. When the excavation had been made, then rubble was packed down, some 40 cubits in depth, another part 20 cubits in depth. On that rubble the palace was constructed.
And that the earth was dug downward, and that the rubble was packed down, and that the sun-dried brick was molded, the Babylonian people performed these tasks.
The cedar timber, this was brought from a mountain named Lebanon. The Assyrian people brought it to Babylon; from Babylon the Carians and the Yaun� [=Greeks] brought it to Susa. The yak�-timber was brought from Gandara and from Carmania.
The gold was brought from Lydia and from Bactria, which here was wrought. The precious stone lapis lazuli and carnelian which was wrought here, this was brought from Sogdia. The precious stone turquoise, this was brought from Chorasmia, which was wrought here.
The silver and the ebony were brought from Egypt. The ornamentation with which the wall was adorned, that from Yaun� was brought. The ivory which was wrought here, was brought from Nubia and from India and from Arachosia.
The stone columns which were here wrought, a village named Abir�du, in Elam - from there were brought. The stone-cutters who wrought the stone, those were Yaun� and Lydians.
The goldsmiths who wrought the gold, those were Medes and Egyptians. The men who wrought the wood, those were Lydians and Egyptians. The men who wrought the baked brick, those were Babylonians. The men who adorned the wall, those were Medes and Egyptians.
Darius the King says: At Susa a very excellent work was ordered, a very excellent work was brought to completion.
May Ahuramazda protect me, my father Hystaspes, and my country.

100 Coulmns, each one as tall as a 10-storey building.

16 of these columns are still standing!

One of these huge columns:

There are various types of column capitals:

The small ones have been moved to the museums.

A bull column capital in the chicago museum (USA):

Another column capital in the same museum:

but the large ones are still there.

An eagle column capital in the Persepolis: (of course not on the column)

I hope you can imagine the size of this palace!

so which once are Presepolis and which once are Susa?

or these pictures are all from persepolis?