Culture * Benefit auction * FAQ * Write for Iranian.com * Editorial policy Sign of the times A hotel glorifies pre-Islamic Iran By Mehdi Ghaemi April 8, 2002 The Iranian Enclosed are the pictures from the newly opened Dariush hotel in Kish Island. The pictures do not really do justice to the real thing, but this is one of the best and most attractive hotels in Iran. All the sculptures are in solid rock and not molded. It's just breath taking. The columns in picture 18 are only 3 meters short of the actual Persepolis columns. Being there, makes one proud to be an Iranian! >>> NEXT photo (17 total) >>> NEXT photo (17 total) Comment for The Iranian letters section Comment for the writer Mehdi Ghaemi RELATED What we wanted to see Not the same as what the Iranian Consulate in Dubai wanted to see By Helia Azimi From political Islam to secular nationalism The time has come to reconsider the image of Iran as a rigidly religious society By Hooshang Amirahmadi SECTIONS * Recent * Covers * Writers * Arts & lit * All sections

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