BY TAP Editorial Team What is the Concept Behind Persian gardens? Since ancient times, Iranians have been drawn to creating gardens and orchards. Around 3,000 years ago, Persian garden homes known as “Pere Dese,” which means “around the citadel,” were mentioned in Greek sources. The Persian garden is renowned for serving as a bridge between the realms of matter […]
BY Vahidreza Barati Locally known as Masjed-e Jame or Masjed-e Jome, the Jame Mosque or Friday Mosque is Iran’s oldest mosque. Some features of the mosque have persisted through 1200 years, from the Abbasid era through to the Safavid dynasty. These remains show that this masterpiece of a building has been retouched or rebuilt a few times through […]
BY TAP Editorial Team Among lots of new-built streets of Isfahan, you can find a hidden intact site that makes you forget all overwhelming issues and widens your horizons. It’s like you’ve used a time machine and flashed back to the Safavid time of Iran, named Naqsh-e Jahan Square. It’s not an ordinary square, it has seen many important […]
BY TAP Editorial Team The Masjid-i Imam, formerly known as Masjid-i Shah also known as Royal Mosque is regarded as a masterpiece of Persian architecture
BY Szymon Idzikowski Shushtar Historical Hydraulic Systems, a unique technique of ancient times which was developed to pave the roads of occupation in a semi-desert land. Dating back to the 5th century BC, the system was built imaginatively by the famous Achaemenid king of old Persia, Darius the Great. Due to an amazing human interaction with the environment, […]
BY Negar Amanipour This mysterious outstanding UNESCO site is located 56 km of Zabol road to Zahedan in Sistan and Baluchistan province. This vast archaeological site is made of mud-bricks in the Bronze age. Covering 151 hectares, Shahre Sukhte was one of the largest cities at the time. It dates back to the Bronze Age inhabited from 3200 […]
BY TAP Editorial Team Persepolis palace, the most popular Iranian monument is a set of very magnificent palaces and the name of the spring ceremonial capital of the Great Achaemenid Empire. It has been the most important monument in old Iran in terms of scope and grandeur. Persepolis is the capital of the first global empire, the Achaemenid. Constructing […]
BY TAP Editorial Team Nowadays Zoroastrians are among the religious minorities in Iran, with a huge history though. That’s why there are stunning tracks of them in different parts of the country. Dakhmeh-ye Zartoshtiyan in Yazd is one of these tracks. These structures are also known as the mute towers of Yazd and more popularly, The Towers of Silence. […]
BY TAP Editorial Team The desert city of Yazd is home to several historical sites from Iran’s prehistoric era. The ancient monuments, including the enormous structures with breathtaking architecture, display Iran’s rich culture and civilization over the course of its many millennia-old history. Located in the heart of Yazd’s ancient district, the Amir Chakhmaq Complex is one of the […]
BY TAP Editorial Team The Qeysarie Gate is a historically significant gateway to Isfahan’s major market and is included in the Naqsh-e Jahan Square complex, which is Isfahan’s primary tourist destination. The gate is one of two locations in Isfahan that are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, along with Naqsh-e Jahan Square. The Grand Bazaar of Isfahan, […]
BY TAP Editorial Team About Alexander’s Prison Iskandar Prison or Alexander’s Prison, also known as Ziaiyeh School, is one of the historical attractions of Yazd city. And it is very famous because of its obscure history. The entrance to this building is very short; But after entering the courtyard of the school, the grandeur of this historical building with […]
BY TAP Editorial Team Tabriz, located in the northwest of the country, is one of Iran’s tourism hubs. This city hosts valuable heritage with its rich historical and cultural background. Also, due to its geographical location, it has various natural attractions(Tabriz historical places). In 2018, Tabriz was introduced as a model city for tourism in the Islamic world. This […]
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