Iranian Poet ( Hafez Shirazi )

Khajeh Shamseddin Mohammad Hafez Shirazi was born 1319 CE in Shiraz in South-Central Iran. Hafez is one of the famous poet in iran,he left some 500 Ghazals, 42 Rubaiyees, and a few Ghaseedeh's, composed over a period of 50 years.

Hafez died at the age of 70 (1389 CE) in Shiraz. Hafez's body was buried in Musalla Gardens, now called Hafezieh.

Iranian Poet ( SHAIKH MUSLIH-AL-DIN SA'DI )

The persian poet Shaikh Muslih-al-Din Sa'di ( ca. 1184- 1291 ) is known in iran today as its greatest ethical and worldly-wise poet.His works have a poignancy seldom equaled in world literature.He born in shiraz , Sadi was the son of a minor poet.

Arg-e Karimkhan ( Shiraz, Iran )

Arg-e Karimkhan (the castle of Karimkhan) - Karimkhan was one of the most favorite kings of Iran because of his kindness.

Baghe Delgosha ( Shiraz, Iran )

Baghe Delgosha (Delgosha Garden) - This type of windows is common in Iranian traditional homes.

Bagh-e Afif Abad ( Shiraz, Iran )

Bagh-e Afif Abad (Afif Abad Garden) - This garden was for Farah (the last queen of Iran). The garden is the museum of weapons now.

Bagh-e Eram ( Siraz, Iran )

Bagh-e Eram (Eram Botanical Garden) is one of the most beautiful and monumental gardens of Shiraz. It's history goes back to the period of Saljuq dynasty ( A.D. 1038-1194).

Persepolis ( SHIRAZ,IRAN )

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Persepolis is near the small river Pulwar, which flows into the river Kur (Kyrus). The site includes a 125,000 square meter terrace, partly artificially constructed and partly cut out of a mountain, with its east side leaning on Kuh-e Rahmet ("the Mountain of Mercy"). The other three sides are formed by retaining walls, which vary in height with the slope of the ground. From 5 to 13 meters on the west side a double stair, gently slopes to the top. To create the level terrace, depressions were filled with soil and heavy rocks, which were joined together with metal clips. Around 518 BC, construction of a broad stairway was begun. The stairway was planned to be the main entrance to the terrace 20 meters above the ground. The dual stairway, known as the Persepolitan stairway, was built in symmetrically on the western side of the Great Wall. The 111 steps were 6.9 meters wide with treads of 31 centimetres and rises of 10 centimetres. Originally, the steps were believed to have been constructed to allow for nobles and royalty to ascend by horseback. New theories suggest that the shallow risers allowed visiting dignitaries to maintain a regal appearance while ascending. The top of the stairways led to a small yard in the north-eastern side of the terrace, opposite the Gate of Nations.
Gray limestone was the main building material used in Persepolis. After natural rock had been levelled and the depressions filled in, the terrace was prepared. Major tunnels for sewage were dug underground through the rock. A large elevated water storage tank was carved at the eastern foot of the mountain. Professor Olmstead suggested the cistern was constructed at the same time that construction of the towers began.
The uneven plan of the foundation of the terrace acted like a castle whose angled walls enabled its defenders to target any section of the external front. Diodorus writes that Persepolis had three walls with ramparts, which all had towers to provide protection space for the defense personnel. The first wall was 7 meters tall, the second, 14 meters and the third wall, which covered all four sides, was 27 meters in height, though no presence of the wall exists in modern time.

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