Tabatabai House like other buildings of its era has a mesmerizing architecture and adaptability to the hot weather of Kashan. Kashan is a historical city near Isfahan and is known for its particular and beautiful style of architecture. The pools in the middle of its courtyard along with fountains and water vessels result in a cold breeze inside this dry climate. It should be noted that the water is provided…
This historical and tourist attraction has been enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The construction of this village is unique as the roof of one building is the front yard of another. In addition to this appealing feature, the village is located inside the woods and on the mountains of the Gilan Province, and if you are lucky you can wake up in foggy, fairytale-like weather which happens sometimes.…
Yazd Bazaar, also known as Khan Bazaar, is one of the widest and largest bazaars in the world. It dates back to the time of Nasser al-Din Shah, and it was built by Mohammad Taqi Khan Bafghi. When we enter the Bazaar, the thing that attracts our attention most is the structure. The different width of the Bazaar shows that it has been made of clay, mud, brick, and plaster…
A white and turquoise blue minaret catches our attention; following the minarets gets us to the Al-Bolukieh (البلوکیه) neighborhood with the Qias Mosque at the center. This mosque is one of the historical mosques in the central part of Bandar Lengeh city. It truly projects the architectural style of Bandar Lengeh. Therefore, Qias Mosque was built by Haji Qias in the eighteenth century. This building has been restored several times and…
After the entry and spread of Islam, lots of mosques were built around Iran. Mosques with various types of architecture reflect the building in different periods of history. Each of these mosques has been decorated according to the conventional art in that particular period. Therefore, In addition, Afghan Mosque is an example of these mosques in the central part of Bandar Lengeh and in the Afghan neighborhood. Afghan mosque was…
On the way from Arak to Kashan, we can see the ruins of a temple or a summer house that has two Greek columns made of travertine on its side. The capitals of the Khurheh temple have the Ionic style which came from ancient Greek art. Khurheh Mahallat is a historical monument that has remained from the Parthian and also through the Islamic and Seljuk period. Among the local and…
If you look at the building from an overlooking tall location, you can see a cross shape that on the courtyards on both sides of it are the places to bury the dead. Apart from the cross shape of a building and the cross on the graves, nobody might notice that the building is a church; because it has no bell tower at all. Armenian Church Gregory Armenian Church in Shanbadi…
Hafez mausoleum/ Hafezieh is located in northern Shiraz and is where Hafez, a great Iranian poet, was buried. The importance of this poet is so much that Persian people put his book beside Qu'ran on their special table when the first day of spring or the Persian new year comes. It was built in 1452, 65 years after he was buried. The tomb’s dome is adorned with different mystical colors:…
