This is a multipart post, with parts below related to construction, outdoor artworks and retail stores interiors.
Hotel seen in yellow steel frame at left, with residential section seen at right in orange steel frame
Aerial view of residential section at left and hotel at right
Hotel in yellow steel fame, rising vertically with the assistance of at least six tower cranes. Click HERE to gauge the level of progress as seen last December 2013.
View of the giant outdoor LED and sculpture adorning the shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Exterior view of indoor amusement park section, under construction
Interior view of indoor amusement park section, under construction. Note two large LED displays.
ARTWORKS
Numerous pieces of sculpture by local artists have been situated within the "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz" site in Mashhad. See below for additional examples.
Detail of "Man hoisting block" situated near largely mixed-use section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Detail of "Man with suitcase" situated near largely mixed-use section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Detail of "Pegasus in steel" sculpture, near shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Concrete and steel spring sculpture, near shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Modern art sculpture situated near mixed-use section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Anthropomorphic pillars sculpture near shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Steel sculpture situated at walkway near shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Sculpture situated near shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
"Transformer" sculpture in steel, situated near mixed-use section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Another "Transformer" sculpture situated near mixed-use section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
SHOPPING MALL RETAIL STORES
Interior detail of a functioning retail clothing store within shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Interior detail of a functioning retail store within shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz" (1)
Interior detail of a functioning retail store within shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz" (2)
Interior detail of a lounge within shopping mall section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Interior detail possibly within mixed-use commercial section of "Dreamland of Padideh Shandiz"
Photos: Padideh Shandiz
3 comments:
I have to believe from the false dilemma piece recently penned by Ray Tayekh for the Washington Post, he has no idea this level of development is possible in a heavily sanctioned Iran.
I have to believe that a nation can build autobahns, make the trains run on time and have beautiful malls constructed (many with nice bathrooms) and what is really going on is that the lousy dictatorial government is cannibalizing the wealth of the nation. the government drains the resources from the middle and upper classes and uses it corruptly, some of it going for "public works" that serve to distract from the fact that
collapse
is
coming.
Soviet Union also had plenty monuments and halls of people. This dreamland has cost twice as much it was expected because of all the corruption and sanctions. Both you and Ray are off base
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