[NittanyLion]

This Iranian city was built of mud brick a VERY VERY long time ago........is he suggesting it ought to have been levelled and rebuilt to modern specifications?

Were 18th & 19th century American buildings constructed using steel and concrete?

[CyberCowboy777]

someone needs to check my history on this but I think the mass population centers in Iran are relatively new construction from the early 20th.

I know a lot of old buildings are around (ones that have survived more than a few earthquakes - this is a common earthquake area) but these homes are newer construction by very poor people.