SHIRAZ Blog Posts
Naqsh-e Rostam(Necropolis) Naqsh-e Rostam is another of my favorite places to visit in Shiraz. There’s again a great sense of glory and somehow a resemblense to The Treasury in Petra, Jordan. The most important monuments are the tombs of 4 Achaemenid kings including Darius the Great, carved ...
Pasargad Pasargad was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC. Its palaces, gardens and the mausoleum of Cyrus are outstanding examples of the first phase of royal Achaemenid art and architecture ...
Persepolis Persepolis (Capital of Persia in Greek) or Takht-e Jamshid (The Throne of Jamshid) became summer capital of Achaemenian after Pasargadae. The construction of this impressive palace started by Darius I, one of Cyrus's successors, in about 518 BC. Was completed over a period of 150 years ...
Shiraz Top Places Shiraz is the 5th biggest city of Iran with a population of almost 2 million! It’s still considered a big city but after experiencing the hectic and rapid life of Tehran, Shiraz seems like a village in the countryside. The city is famous for a fair amount of things in the ...