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  • Carpet Museum of Iran. Housing more than 100 pieces dating from the 17th century to the present day, this is a great place to see the full range of regional patterns and styles found in Iran.
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  • Carpet Museum of Iran. Housing more than 100 pieces dating from the 17th century to the present day, this is a great place to see the full range of regional patterns and styles found in Iran.
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  • Carpet Museum of Iran. Housing more than 100 pieces dating from the 17th century to the present day, this is a great place to see the full range of regional patterns and styles found in Iran.
    em2900448.jpg
  • Carpet Museum of Iran. Housing more than 100 pieces dating from the 17th century to the present day, this is a great place to see the full range of regional patterns and styles found in Iran.
    em2900449.jpg
  • Carpet Museum of Iran. Housing more than 100 pieces dating from the 17th century to the present day, this is a great place to see the full range of regional patterns and styles found in Iran.
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  • Carpet Museum of Iran. Housing more than 100 pieces dating from the 17th century to the present day, this is a great place to see the full range of regional patterns and styles found in Iran.
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • women inside the Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
    em2901054.jpg
  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Azadeghan Tea House near Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Square. Pahlevāni and zoorkhāneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for varzesh-e pahlavāni, or varzesh-e bāstāni ("ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics originally used to train warriors in Iran.
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  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
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  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • women inside the Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • women inside the Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902169.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902044.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902193.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902191.jpg
  • women inside the Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902187.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902163.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • Amir Chakhmaq Mosque Complex. The stunning three-storey facade of this Hosseinieh is one of the largest such structures in Iran. The rows of perfectly proportioned sunken alcoves are at their best at night.
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  • Amir Chakhmaq Mosque Complex. The stunning three-storey facade of this Hosseinieh is one of the largest such structures in Iran. The rows of perfectly proportioned sunken alcoves are at their best at night.
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  • Amir Chakhmaq Mosque Complex. The stunning three-storey facade of this Hosseinieh is one of the largest such structures in Iran. The rows of perfectly proportioned sunken alcoves are at their best at night.
    em2902060.jpg
  • Amir Chakhmaq Mosque Complex. The stunning three-storey facade of this Hosseinieh is one of the largest such structures in Iran. The rows of perfectly proportioned sunken alcoves are at their best at night.
    em2902053.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
    em2901003.jpg
  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
    em2903374.jpg
  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
    em2903318.jpg
  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
    em2903308.jpg
  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
    em2903306.jpg
  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
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  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
    em2903287.jpg
  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
    em2903283.jpg
  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
    em2903277.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902157.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902189.jpg
  • Masjed-e Jameh mosque.<br />
Built for Sayyed Roknaddin in the 15th century, the mosque is built on 12th-century foundations over a former fire temple. This this magnificent building is graced with a tiled entrance portal (one of the tallest in Iran), flanked by two 48m-high minarets and adorned with inscriptions from the 15th century. The exquisite mosaics on the dome and mihrab, and the tiles above the main western entrance to the courtyard are masterpieces of calligraphy, evoking sacred names in infinitely complex patterns.
    em2902188.jpg
  • Amir Chakhmaq Mosque Complex. The stunning three-storey facade of this Hosseinieh is one of the largest such structures in Iran. The rows of perfectly proportioned sunken alcoves are at their best at night.
    em2902049.jpg
  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Bazar-e Bozorg. One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating bazaars. At its busiest in the mornings, the bazaar’s arched passageways are topped by a series of small perforated domes, each spilling shafts of light onto the commerce below. While the oldest parts of the bazaar are more than a thousand years old, most of what can be seen today was built during Shah Abbas’ ambitious expansions of the early 1600s.
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  • Kelisa-ye Vank. Built between 1648 and 1655 with the encouragement of the Safavid rulers, Kelisa-ye Vank in the Armenian neighbourhood of Jolfa is the historic focal point of the Armenian Church in Iran. The sumptuous interior is richly decorated with restored wall paintings full of life and colour, including gruesome martyrdoms and pantomime demons.
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  • Azadeghan Tea House near Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Square. Pahlevāni and zoorkhāneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for varzesh-e pahlavāni, or varzesh-e bāstāni ("ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics originally used to train warriors in Iran.
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  • Pilgrimage day inside Hazrat-e Masumeh Holy Shrine. Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the religious power of the clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools).
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  • New areas south of the city.
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  • National Museum. The archeology's collection includes ceramics, pottery, stone figures and carvings, mostly taken from excavations at Persepolis and other archeological sites.
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  • Ateshkadeh. Often referred to as the Zoroastrian Fire Temple, this elegant neoclassical building, reflected in an oval pool in the garden courtyard, houses a flame that is said to have been burning since about AD 470. Visible through a window from the entrance hall, the flame was transferred to Ardakan in 1174, to Yazd in 1474 and to its present site in 1940. It is cherished (not worshipped) by the followers of the Zoroastrian faith – the oldest of the world's monotheistic religions.
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  • Dakhmeh-ye Zartoshtiyun. Abandoned in the 1960s, these evocative Zoroastrian Towers of Silence are set on two lonely, barren hilltops on the southern outskirts of Yazd. Several buildings used for the ceremonial preparation of bodies dot the site. After the bodies were left to the vultures.
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  • North Teheran cityscape. On the back the Alborz mountains.
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  • North Teheran cityscape. On the back the Alborz mountains.
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  • North Teheran cityscape. On the back the Alborz mountains.
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  • Chakhmaq square. On the back some windtowers, or wind catchers, a traditional Iranian architectural element to create natural ventilation in buildings.
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  • Holy Shrine of Imam Khomeini. The mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is one the grandest architectural endeavours of the Islamic Republic. Built on an enormous scale the Holy Shrine also contains the tombs of Khomeini's wife, second son and several other important political figures.
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  • Holy Shrine of Imam Khomeini. The mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is one the grandest architectural endeavours of the Islamic Republic. Built on an enormous scale the Holy Shrine also contains the tombs of Khomeini's wife, second son and several other important political figures.
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  • Azadeghan Tea House near Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Square. The young generations try to have a more relaxed way of life.
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  • Old town, a traditional craftman.
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  • Panoramic view of the old town. From the left, Masjed-e Jameh mosque, Bogheh-ye-Seyed Roknaddin tiled dome, and a wind tower.
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  • Bogheh-ye-Seyed Roknaddin. is the tomb of a important local man, with a beautiful tiled dome. on the back the Masjed-e Jameh mosque.
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  • Chakhmaq square. On the back some wintowers, or wind catchers, a traditional Iranian architectural element to create natural ventilation in buildings.
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  • Chakhmaq square. On the back some wintowers, or wind catchers, a traditional Iranian architectural element to create natural ventilation in buildings.
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  • Ateshkadeh. Often referred to as the Zoroastrian Fire Temple, this elegant neoclassical building, reflected in an oval pool in the garden courtyard, houses a flame that is said to have been burning since about AD 470. Visible through a window from the entrance hall, the flame was transferred to Ardakan in 1174, to Yazd in 1474 and to its present site in 1940. It is cherished (not worshipped) by the followers of the Zoroastrian faith – the oldest of the world's monotheistic religions.
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  • Dakhmeh-ye Zartoshtiyun old cemetery, on the back the new city. Abandoned in the 1960s, these evocative Zoroastrian Towers of Silence are set on two lonely, barren hilltops on the southern outskirts of Yazd. Several buildings used for the ceremonial preparation of bodies dot the site. Afeter the bodies were left to the vultures.
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