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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Jame Atiq Mosque ( SHIRAZ,IRAN )

The ancient Jami Mosque known also as Jame or "Friday Mosque is one of the oldest Mosque in Iran and a relic of the days of the region of amr-ebn leys, the saffarids. The saffarids were people of Iranian stock who were originally from the province of Sistan. The construction of the Mosque started 276 A.H. as an act of thanksgiving after the victory of amr-e leys' forces over the armies of the addassid caliph al-Movaffaq , and it was finished in 281 A.H. as it has come in the resources the southern prayer-hall was rebuilt in the Shah Tahmasb safavid's period. Also imam Gholi khan the ruler of fars in the period of Shah Abbas the great did some repair. The inscriptions on the side of the northern and western port also bear the date of 1031 A.H.
The repair was continued till the period of Shah Soleiman safavid. The western prayer-hall bears some verses with the date of restoration. There is a cubic stone building in the center of mosque courtyard. Which is called khoday khaneh or dar al mas haf. This place, which was built by Shah Sheikh abu Ishaq Inju in 752 A.H. has a unique tile worked inscription.

Nasir Al Molk Mosque ( SHIRAZ,IRAN )

Nasir Al Molk was one of the noblemen of shiraz in the Qajar period. This mosque in one of the monuments remained from this benefactor and is located in a quarter known as Gowd-e Araban in lotfali khan zand street. This mosque is famous due to its muqarnases and tile works. There are lost of similarities between this mosque and Vakil Mosque, especially in tile works and the use of stone columns.
Beautiful colored tile works with picture of flowers and Koran verses on have decorates most part of this mosque. The truth scripts of the inscription have doubled the beauty of these decoration. There are tile worked false arches and inscription around the courtyard of the mosque. Of the interesting things in this bullding is the false arch with an inscription in thulth script. Which is located towards the kiblah. Also the magnificent tiles on the ceiling and the body of the columns, and the ceiling muqarnases dazzle every visitor. Twelve solid stone columns with spiral lines from the western prayer-hall of the mosque.There are also superb colored tile works in this prayer-hall which can be cunted as one of the art masterpieces. In the northern corridor two names are written, Mohammed Hassan Menar and Mohammed Reza Kasha Paz Shirazi, who were the architects of the mosque.

Astaneh Seyyed Alaeddin Hossein ( SHIRAZ,IRAN )

Seyyed Alaeddin Hossein is Shah-e Cheraq's brother and another son of seventh lmam. His mausoleum is located in the balacaft Quarter in Shiraz. The place of his grave was unknown for a long time, then in the Safavid period a man called Mirza Ali found the grave and gardens to it. According to the inscription installed in this place. Sultan Khalil who was ruling Shiraz in 923 A.H. renovated this mausoleum. And also the dome, which had been destroyed by the earthquake, was restored by Mirza Abulhaassan Khan Moshir Al Molk.
Along with this restoration some verses by Shurideh Shirazi were written around the shrine in nastealiq script. This place, which is mostly known among the Shirazi people as Astaneh (doorstep) ,has a square heram with an alcove in which the grave of Seyyed Alaeddin Hossein is located.

Vakil Mosque ( SHIRAZ,IRAN )

One of the most important artistic and historical buildings, which have remained from the zandie-e period, is Vakil Mosque, also known as soltani Mosque and Jami Vakil, Mosque, also known as soltani Mosque and jami Vakil. This Mosque was built by order of karim khan zand near the royal palace and in the zandiyeh complex. Now after about two centuries this building is sill standing. It was used as a place for Friday prayer a few years ago.the tile workes in this building is one of the best that shows the art of Iranian tile workers and the painters in the 12th century A.H.
The area of this Mosque is about 20 thousand square meters. One of the most interesting parts of Mosque is the southern prayer hall with 48 columns made of solid stone with spiral lines and there is not enen a slight diffrence between them, which is a masterpieces of it's kind. A ccording to the inscriptons the date of finishing the construction is 1187 A.H.

Sheikh lotfollah mosque ( ESFAHAN,IRAN )

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

period: The Safavides

This uniqe mosque is another masterpiece of the art of architecture and tile-work of the 17th century AD.It was built at the order of King Abbas over a period of 18 years by the artisan Mohammad Reza Isfahani.The construction of the mosaic portal was completed in 1603 AD. and the main building and its decorations completed in 1619 AD.This interior and exterior decorations of the dome consist of mosaic faience and the excellent inscriptions written by Al Reza Abbasi and Baqer-eBanna.Also, the dadoes of mosque are ornamented with cuerda seca.

handmaking ( ESFAHAN,IRAN )

Enamel is one of the most beautiful handmaking artwork in Iran.first of all,The Artist select a copper vase and then overglaze it with white color.after that They paint with beatiful colors on it.

Enamal is the most imprtant art in Esfahan. Esfahan is ine of the states in Iran & it is very beautiful.