Iran

Arg-é Bam

“Bam is situated in a desert environment on the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau. The origins of Bam can be…

Yazd Persian Architecture

“Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd has a unique Persian architecture. It has one of the largest networks…

Meidan Emam, Ispahan

“Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings…

Parsagadae

“Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians,…

Tchogha Zanbil

“The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at Tchogha Zanbil….

Gonbad e-Soltaniyeh

“The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded…