HISTORICAL SITES Blog Posts
Tomb of Hafez Hafez is one of the most beloved figures among Iranians. Most of his poetry is themed toward love and faith. “Hafez reading” is a thing in Iran which is regularly practiced by anyone from young teenagers to older generation. His poems are also frequently used in Persian ...
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 ...
Zoroastrian Fire Temple The Holy Zoroastrian Building that is located in the middle of a large garden and is surrounded by pine and cypress trees. Beautiful ancient architecture turned this place into one of the main attractions of Yazd. Zoroastrians hold special ceremony in this place and ...
Dowlat-Abad Garden Is a World Heritage Site according to UNESCO. It is one of the oldest gardens of the region with a colossal wind-catcher. Its area covers as big as 70000 square meters. The founder of this garden had built a Qanat of 65 kilometers to bring water from Mehriz to Yazd. This place ...
The Amir Chakhmagh Complex Is another impressive sight to visit especially when it is lit and decorated at night. The three-storey facade of this architecture masterpiece is the highlight of Iran. Its stunningly symmetrical alcoves make this place a one on the Earth immaculate work ...
Yazd Jameh Mosque Which is the most beautiful tiled mosque of 12th century with its splendid architecture near which you can go shopping in the beautifully lit, vibrant bazaar and you can buy Yazdi cake and Baklava and Ghottab. This mosque has been rebuilt during the era between 1324 and ...
Tomb Of Omar Khayyam The quatrains of the 12th-century astronomer-poet Omar Khayyam are perhaps Khorasan’s most famous export around the globe. Popularised by Edward Fitzgerald’s 19th-century translation, Khayyam is beloved for his pithy musings on life, death, and love. The ...
Tomb of Ferdowsi About 40 kilometres outside of Mashhad is the small town of Tus, which is synonymous with the burial site of Iran’s national poet, Ferdowsi. The author of the epic poem, the Shahnameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Ferdowsi died in 1020 A.D, and his remains have rested in ...