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Historical Lariha house A house located in Fahadan neighborhood in Yazd which belonged to haj Muhammad Ibrahim Lari is one of the best-preserved Qajar-era houses which was built in 1863 or 1864. According to the date on one of the painted decorations in the interior, the construction of this house ...
Alexander prison Alexander's prison is a 15th century domed school, located next to the tourist office in the old town of Yazd. Alexander's prison is advertised as being built as a mosque and Ziaiyeh religious school and to have no connection to Alexander. On the other hand, some believe ...
Tajrish local Bazaar The Tajrish bazaar, located in the northern parts of Tehran, is one of the oldest areas of Tehran, Shemiran district and is close to Emamzadeh Saleh Mausoleum as well as Velenjak, Darband and Darakeh mountain resorts. The name Tajrish is driven from the language ...
Azadi Tower In 1966, 24-year-old architecture student Hossein Amanat won a competition to design a building paying tribute to the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire. The monument, formerly known as the Shahyad Tower, was completed in 1971. Combining elements of both pre- and post-Islamic ...
Niavaran Pahlavi complex The cultural and historical complex of Niavaran is situated in a great garden in an eleven hectare area, with historical and natural attractions. The monuments of this complex belong to the Qajar and the Pahlavi eras. At the beginning the Qajar rulers used this place for ...
Saint Stepanos Monastery The Saint Stepanos Monastery, 15 km northwest of Jolfa city, East Azerbaijan Province, northwest of Iran, is an Armenian monastery, situated in a deep canyon along the Aras River on the Iranian side of the border between Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Iran. It was ...
Babak Khorramdin Fort Babak Castle also known as the Immortal Castle or Republic Castle, is a large citadel and National Symbol of Iranians on the top of a mountain in the Arasbaran forests, which is located 6 km southwest of Kalibar City in northwestern Iran. It has been identified as ...
Tabriz Citadel Arg-e Tabriz (Tabriz Citadel), also known as ‘Arg-e Alishah’, is a remnant of a mosque in the center of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, which was built during Ilkhanid era. This huge brick edifice is a chunky remnant of Tabriz Citadel. Criminals were once ...
Tabriz poets Mausoleum Maqbaratoshoara or the Mausoleum of Poets is located in Sorkhab district of Tabriz in East Azarbaijan province. According to experts, Maqbaratoshoara is more than a cemetery and can be considered a literary complex. In the past it has also been known as Haziratoshoara, ...
Traditional Qajar House Amir Nezam Garrousi's house (Qajar Museum) is located in Sheshghelan district in Tabriz near Maqbaratoshoara. It was built in the period of Qajarid crown prince Abbas Mirza (1781-1925). At that time Tabriz was crown predominantly and the city was considered the second ...