Next, we visited Milad Tower which is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth tallest tower and the 17th tallest freestanding structure in the world. Tehran Milad Tower became a new symbol of Tehran right after its construction. It is a multipurpose building, proudly standing on the …
17 FEB 2019 Checked out from Hotel and we started our tour to visit National Museum of Iran which is an institution formed of two complexes, including the Museum of ancient Iran and Islamic Era. National Museum of Iran, aging more than 70 years, containing 300,000 museum objects in an area more …
Stop at the Azadi Tower (Tower of Freedom) formerly known as the Shahyad Tower is a monument located at Azadi Square, in Tehran City, Iran. It is one of the symbols of Tehran. Then continue to the airport for our flight to Shiraz.
After arriving in Shiraz, we visited Tomb Hafez is one of great poets who impressed everyone with his mastery. His poems give us a special feeling and the peace in his tomb is really outstanding. And also, Saadi Tomb. We got a chance to pay homage to tombs of these great poets.
Today started our full day tour in Shiraz. At first, you visited Nasir-al-Mulk Mosque (Pink Mosque). It was built by the order from one of the lords of the Qajar Dynasty, Mirza Hasan ‘Ali Nasir-al-Mulk, it took 12 years to complete in 1888. Its interior reveals a magnificent masterpiece of design …
Our next visit was the beautiful orange-scented Narenjestan Garden, laid out in the 19th century during the Qajar Dynasty. Narenjestan or Qavam Garden of Shiraz dates back to Qajar era and it is located on the eastern side of the end of Lotfali Khan Zand Avenue. Due to abundance of …
You will also visit Karim Khan Citadel Built during the Zand Dynasty. The Karim Khan Castle or Arg-E Karim Khan is a citadel located in the downtown Shiraz, southern Iran. It was built as part of a complex during the Zand dynasty and is named after Karim Khan, and served as …
Eram Garden with its aromatic myrtles, beautiful flowers, fruit trees, and towering cypress (one of which is said to be 3000 years old) Eram Garden (in Persian it is ‘Bagh-E-Eram) one of the UNESCO World Heritage, is located in Shiraz, Iran. It is a historic and botanical garden and even …
19 FEB 2019 This morning left Shiraz for 11-Persepolis (A registered site in UNESCO world heritage), then in Naghsh-e Rostam (Necropolis). our overland journey continues to the Pasargadae (A registered site in UNESCO world heritage). The archaeological excavations of Persepolis rank with Ephesus and Pompeii as among the world’s most …
Persepolis means “city of Persians.” The architecture was to be indicative of its supremacy; therefore, buildings such as the Imperial Treasury, Apadana Palace, and others were constructed. Persepolis was once the richest city on earth – the glittering capital of the Achaemenid Empire. At the heart of the city lay the …
