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Arg-e-Bam (Bam Citadel) and its history
Mansour Ziyaeifar, Hossein Meshki and Mohammed Ali Morovat
Arg-e-Bam (Bam Citadel) and its history (in The 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake, Farzad Naeim (editor))
Earthquake Spectra (December 2005) 21 (Suppl. 1): 13-28
Arg-e-Bam (Bam Citadel) and its history (in The 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake, Farzad Naeim (editor))
Earthquake Spectra (December 2005) 21 (Suppl. 1): 13-28
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Abstract
Arg-e-Bam (Bam Citadel) was a large urban complex of ancient earthen architecture in an arid environment. This complex was renowned for its majestic size and its peculiar impression on the visitors at first sight. The Arg-e-Bam was built on approximately 20 hectares of land over a period of 1,800 years; it was abandoned 180 years ago. The Arg was a gallery of different ancient architectural elements in its original urban concept of a city in the pre-medieval era. The whole area was constructed entirely of earthen material and was heavily damaged by the 2003 Bam earthquake. The level of destruction is about 70% on major parts of this huge monument.
ISSN: 8755-2930
EISSN: 1944-8201
Serial Title: Earthquake Spectra
Serial Volume: 21
Serial Issue: Suppl. 1
Title: Arg-e-Bam (Bam Citadel) and its history
Title: The 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake
Affiliation: International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology,
Tehran,
Iran
Pages: 13-28
Published: 200512
Text Language: English
Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute,
Berkeley, CA,
United States
References: 13
DOI:
10.1193/1.2101927
Accession Number: 2023-006019
Categories: SeismologyEngineering geology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus.
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2023, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States
Update Code: 2023
