Beautiful and pleasant as Shiraz

Shiraz, the focal point of Fars territory, situated in Zagros mountains. َA excellent city which have been the capital of Iran multiple times during history. Shiraz is otherwise called the city of artists, as a result of the popular artists, for example, Hafez, Saadi and Forsat - od-Dowleh Shirazi.

About Shiraz 

It's said that Shiraz was worked by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in 568 A.D. Likewise in Shahnameh, the incomparable Iranian folklore, is composed that the city was worked by the third lord of the world, Tahmuras, and the city has the name of his child, Jamshid. 

You can see Shiraz's name on epigraphs from 2000 B.D which archeologists have found in Elam. As indicated by the epigraphs the first name of the city was "Tirazis" or "Shirazis". During Sassanid line, the city was a piece of Ardeshirkhore, one of the five significant territories of Firouz Abad city. 

As indicated by Cambridge college: "changeless living arrangement in Shiraz returns to Sassanid period and even previously." 

When Estakhr, the past capital of Fars got upset, Shiraz was supplanted, and that was the beginning of thriving of this city. Shiraz was picked as capital by Buyids in 968 A.D yet fundamental creating and thriving of the city began from Salghurids period, mosques, open showers, schools and so forth were worked under the request for them. Shiraz didn't upset much during Mongols assault as a result of Salghurid's strategies and that helped a great deal to the improvement of Shiraz. 

Buyids and Salghurids were Shitte Muslims, yet in their period, Zoroastrians didn't need to leave in discrete territories or wear diverse garments and notwithstanding Shitte festivities, individuals observed Nowrouz and Mehregan, Zoroastrian celebrations, together. 

Shiraz Gardens 

Shiraz is otherwise called the city of nurseries and wine. There are a cast greater part of grape plants in Shiraz, which have made Shiraz wine a notable universal brand. Eram garden, Jahan Nama garden, Delgosha Garden and Afif Abad nursery are the most outstanding nurseries of Shiraz. 

Dِelgosha Garden 

The nursery returns to Sassanid administration and it was so thrived in Timur's period. He was so intrigued with Delgosha garden that he assembled a nursery with this name in Samarqand. 

The principal structure in Iran was worked in this nursery. The koushk in the nursery in worked in the style of Bishapur royal residences. The structure incorporates a lobby with four recesses. Embellishments are mortar shaping with the example of blooms and hedges, mirrors and oil sketches. 

 

Eram Garden 

The nursery returns to Seljuks and Al – e Inju period. The nursery was the living arrangement of Qashqaii clan during Qajar and Pahlavi periods, till it was demanded due to their help from Mohammad Mosaddeq. 

Eram nursery is one of 8 gardens in Iran which are in the rundown of UNESCO HERITAGE SITES. 

The primary structure, which is presently being used of Shiraz college, was worked in three stories during Qajar line in style of Zand engineering. 

Jahan Nama Garden 

Jahan Nama is the most established nursery of Shiraz, situated in the north of the city. The nursery returns to Al - e Muzaffar and Al - e Inju period and the structure in it was worked under the request for Karim Khan Zand in 1753 A.D. 

Shiraz expressions celebration 

Shiraz expressions celebration, the biggest social occasion of its sort on the planet, held to energize customary Iranian expressions and increase the social expectations of Iran. It was celebration of execution expressions and music held in Perspolis during 1968 – 1978 years. 

Shiraz expressions celebration was an approach to connect East and West workmanship and feature the most recent fine arts by craftsmen from everywhere throughout the world. 

The primary celebration was hung on September 11, 1968 and it took 10 days. Abbas Nalbandian, Arbi Avanesian, Bijan Mofid with story city, Peter Brook with the principal worldwide execution of Orghast, Jerzy Grotowski and Victor Garcia with Bread and Doll Theater and Robert Wilson with the longest venue on the planet called "Mountains" were a portion of the specialists who their specialty was performed in this celebration. 

The "Mountains" was performed in 164 hours and there was 350 seats were set up in Perpolis.

 

Source: https://irpersiatour.com/blog/about-shiraz/

Hegmataneh hill : One of the historical attractions of Iran

Hegmataneh (Ecbatana) is located in suburban area of Hamedan. It contains 50 acres of the city of Hamedan.

Hegmataneh is universally well known because Median Dynasty was established over there. After Medes, this city was the capital of Achaemenids as well.

In the following periods- Selukis, Parthians, Sassanids and Islamic ynasties like Aleh Bouyeh (Bouyehs Family) most of them belong to Parthian era. The area enjoys a great variety of Parthian modern architectural systems of urban areas that are masterpieces of their time and reveal their creators special talent.

The view of distant mountains from the top of this low, open hill is pleasantly rewarding, especially in the late afternoon, but it’s what lies below that excites archaeologists: an ancient Median and Achaemenid city.

Small sections have been excavated over the last century, most extensively in the 1990s. You can wander above several shed-covered trenches on wobbly plank scaffolding Relics discovered from this hill are, a golden tablet (from the times of Ariamaneh, the father of Arsham), the golden cup (related to Xerxes, the offspring of Darius) dating to the 5th century BC. A sword and a goblet (of approximately the Achaemenian period), and an embossed lion with wings in a leaping position (related to the Achaemenian era). These discoveries show that this area,i.e., the Hegmataneh hill was most probably the treasury of the Achaemenian monarchs.

Hegmataneh Ensemble consists of a unique collection of historical ruins and a valuable archaeological site. A complex collection of congested urban constructions including towers (citadel of the old city) unique urban architecture like a chess board (Hippodamian) developed system of water pipelines and roads and the pavements as well as a great number of houses rather than single deserted buildings.

There exist remains belong to six different historical periods and a peculiar ensemble belongs to the Christians of Iran. Due to its historical and cultural great importance, it is well protected. These all signify that civilization was exceptional and of great glamour at this zenith.

sorce: http://traveliran.edublogs.org/2019/08/31/hello-world/

Apadana palace in Persepolise

Apadana Palace is one of the oldest palaces of Persepolis. This palace is built on the orders of Darius the Great.

The Apadana Palace or the Palace of the Darius and Xerxes is the oldest and, in terms of, the most glorious building of Persepolis. The construction of this palace began on the orders of Darius the Great about 515 BC. It lasted for 30 years, and it ended at the time of Xerxes government. The gathering of the guests of the world's largest empire needed a grand and magnificent hall, and for this reason, Darius founded the Apadana Palace.  Apadana in terms of art, history, politics, and architecture is the greatest palace of Persepolis and is the first Iranian building that used stone on the structure.

 

 

The palace has an area of 3660 square meters and has 36 pillars. Each side of Apadana Palace is 60.5 meters. This magnificent palace includes a central quadrilateral hall with 36 columns, three verandahs in the north, east and west directions (each with 12 columns), four towers in the four corners of the exterior hall and a security room in the south. The level of the palace is about 3 meters above the Apadana courtyard. Wooden entrance doors covered with expensive metal and walls with colored bricks. The northeastern and southeast towers of the Apadana, the slates of golden and silvery discovered.
These slates embedded in boxes. Darius has been pointing to the borders of his country with accompaniment Ahura Mazda on these slates.

 

 

• Apadana pillars and capitals

The 72 pillars kept the ceiling of this magnificent palace, which unfortunately nowadays remained only 14 of them. The pillars were 20 in 1619, and unfortunately, it has been destroyed or stolen over time. In each of the three porches, there are 12 stone pillars in two rows, kept ceiling of the palace. The approximate weight of each pillar was 85 tons and its height were about 20 meters. On the eastern porch, every capital of the pillar is a legendary double lion face. The capital of the pillars of the western porch has a simple shape of the cow's head. There was a large wooden piece of cedar wood on each capital. On the boards of wood, another piece of wood was placed perpendicular to cover the ceiling. The pillars capital of the main hall was in the shape of the head of the cow, and the columns had 48 grooves. Columns painted with warm colors. The eyes, tongue, and nose of the cows were red. In boulders, animals' hoof has been golden and, also beards and their hair was Lapis Lazuli stone.

 

 

• Apadana stairs

Apadana staircases are an artistic masterpiece of the Persepolis. Due to the height of the main hall, two large eastern and northern stairs from the floor of the yard entered the Apadana porch. On the carvings of these stairs, people from Achaemenid countries were lining up and gave gifts to the Iranian king.

 

 

The eastern staircase, as it lies beneath the soil, is much healthier than the northern staircase. On the two sides of the four eastern stairs, 229 soldiers armed were lining up with spears, arcs. The stairs to the north are carved with patterns of high-ranking military commanders and Persian with flowers of lotus.

 

 

• What is the best time to go?

The best time to travel to Shiraz is May, especially from 15th to the end of this month. In May, spring reaches its highest beauty in almost parts of Iran, but Shiraz really is paradise in this month. The Shiraz climate is so hot in summer. We suggest you do not go to Shiraz on hot summer days. Because you cannot visit all the historical monuments of Shiraz. 

 

 

• Getting there?

It is an hour distance from Persepolis to the city center. To get to this point, we should be away from the city with a private car or a taxi of about 57 km. From Shiraz to Marvdasht there are interurban minibuses and taxis, the terminal and the place of the park is at the terminal of Shahid Karandish at the intersection of the Shiraz Terminal.

Isfahan half of the world

Isfahan is a city in the center of Iran.

Isfahan has been one of the largest and the busiest city for hundred years

Persian people call Isfahan “nesf-e-jahan” or  “half of the world “

Here are some point of interest in Isfahan and reasons why Persian people call it

“half of the world”

 

Naghshe jahan square

(Also known as the shah square or the Imam square )

You can see the shah mosque on the south side of square, ali qapu palace on the west side, sheikh lotf Allah mosque on the east side and the Qeysarie gate on the north which opens to grand bazaar of Isfahan.

All of these buildings are from safavid era.

The Maiden was where the Shah and the people met.

Since Isfahan was a vital stop along the Silk Road the square was a busy arena of entertainment and business, exchanged between people from all corners of the world.

Nowadays Naghshe jahan is an important historical site, and one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites

Naghshe jahan square view from ali qapu terrace

 

Sorce: www.irpersatour.com

Tehran tourism attractions

Tehran,capital of Iran

 

For better or for worse, Tehran (تهران) is the political, economic and cultural capital of Iran. Clogged with traffic and choked with smog, but visitors will find more on offer the closer they look.From ancient artefacts to modern art, Qurans to carpets, Tehran is home to the best of Iran’s museums and galleries. And though it doesn’t have the long, illustrious history of Isfahan or Shiraz, Tehran is where to discover more about Iran’s 20th century upheavals, from the tarnished grandeur of the Pahlavi palaces to the countless fading murals in praise of Khomeini and the Iraq War martyrs.

But history also demands that life goes on. As Terran’s wealthy increasingly look west for cultural leads, ever-widening cultural divisions make walking the city streets a study in social distinctions.

Western brands stamp their mark on the wealthy north of the city with increasing swagger, while, in the south, the impressive, labyrinthine Bazaar-e Bozorg (Big Bazaar) continues to heave in and dish out vast quantities of gold, silver, spices, carpets, textiles and Chinese-made consumer goods of dubious quality.

Be sure though to take a Friday walk in Tehran’s northern suburbs, where paths leading into the mountains are trod by one and all. In Darakeh, the sense of relief is tangible as Tehranis kick off their shoes to cool hiked-out feet in the cold mountain stream. At Tochal the cable car takes skiers to pistes no more than 30 minutes away from the centre of town.

 

One of The Tourist Attractions in Iran : Kermanshah Province

One of The Tourist Attractions in Iran : Kermanshah Province

Kermanshah the capital of Kermanshah Province, is located 525 kilometres (326 miles) from Tehran in the western part of Iran.

According to the 2011 census, its population is 851,405. A majority of the population speaks Southern Kurdish. Kermanshah has a moderate and mountainous climate. Kermanshah is the largest Kurdish-speaking city in Iran.

 

Most of the inhabitants of Kermanshah are Shia Muslims, but there are minorities such as Sunni Muslims, Yarsanism and so on. Kermanshah is the principal city in this region, and also one of the tourist Attractions in Iran.

With an altitude of about 1200 m above sea level, it has a moderate and mountainous climate. According to 2006 census, the population of this city was about 950400.

Because of its antiquity, attractive landscapes, rich culture and Neolithic villages, Kermanshah is considered one of the cradles of prehistoric cultures. According to archaeological surveys and excavation, the Kermanshah area has been occupied by prehistoric people since the Lower Paleolithic period.

The Lower Paleolithic evidence consists of some hand axes found in the Gakia area to the east of the city. The Middle Paleolithic remains have been found in the northern vicinity of the city in Tang-e Kenesht and near Taqwasan. Neanderthal Man existed in the Kermanshah region during this period. The known Paleolithic caves in this area are Warwasi, Qobeh, Malaverd and Do-Ashkaft Cave.

A major part of the city’s prosperity depends on agriculture. But there are also some other factors like food processing, constructional materials, and local handicrafts like carpet weaving, cotton-shoe making (Giveh), leather works, etc. Kermanshah is a center of Iranian and Kurdish traditional music. It’s been the homeland of prominent figures in literature, art, history, science, and politics.

 

 

 

sorce: wwwirpersiatour.com