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Day: 15 December 2020

Amir Chakhmaq Complex

Amir Chakhmaq Complex

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Amir Chakhmaq is one of the most significant historical complexes in Yazd which is located in the middle of the old architectural context and it is one of the important strategic zones of Yazd. This valuable complex which is the point of main streets...
Sheikh Makan Castle (Pour Asharaf)

Sheikh Makan Castle (Pour Asharaf)

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If you move from Ilam to Pol Dokhtar, you will reach Darreh Shahr; it is the fourth most populated city in Ilam, the province. Six kilometers east of Darreh Shahr, on the hillside of Kabirkuh, within a flat plain in Sheikh Makan village, there is a...
Haruniyeh Dome

Haruniyeh Dome

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Haruniyeh Dome is located in Tous(Tus), 25 km far from northwest of Mashhad. Haruniyeh is one of the few remains of ancient Tus and is so close to the Abolqasim Ferdowsi tomb (the epic poet of Persian culture). It’s famous as the oldest survivor of...
Bahram Palace Complex

Bahram Palace Complex

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Bahram Palace complex or Caravanserai of Bahram Palace is one of the significant buildings of Safavid era. This complex is also known as Siahkooh Ribat. Unfortunately, it was deserted for many years but recently has been restored to be the haven of...
Imam Khomeini's House

Imam Khomeini’s House

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Imam Khomeini’s house, the first supreme leader of Islamic Republic of Iran, is one of the important buildings of Qom that enjoys the special political and social background and has been best known due to being located in Yakhchal Qazi...
Qom Jameh Mosque

Qom Jameh Mosque

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All cities in Iran has a main or Jameh mosque that typically joins to bazar and they constitute together the center of social activities. Qom is not an exception. Atiq Jameh Mosque that is placed in the center of the city, in Labchal neighborhood and...
House of Rais Ali Delvari

House of Rais Ali Delvari

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Rais Ali Delvari Museum, which before its opening was, in fact, the house of this Iranian freedom fighter, is located in the southeast of city of Delvar from Tangestan County of Bushehr Province. This building was dedicated to the Cultural Heritage,...
Abbasi House in Kashan

Abbasi House in Kashan

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It is probably difficult to know which element in desert architecture is to this extent fascinating and eye-catching, however, it can be said with certainty that all these buildings have a feature in common: being wonderful! A wonder that is beyond the...
Shokat Abad Garden

Shokat Abad Garden

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Shokat Abad Garden, an example of the celebrated Persian gardens, was built by the order of Ismail Khan Shokat ol-Molk from Alam family, near Birjand, the center of South Khorasan province. Persian Gardens are one of the specifications of Iranian...
Jahangir Khan Seminary in Qom

Jahangir Khan Seminary in Qom

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As one of the oldest cities in Iran, Qom is the second touristic religious one after Mashhad, for Ma’soomeh’s shrine is located in this city. Next to the shrine, there are some other historical monuments that, unfortunately, there is no possibility to...
Blue Mosque of Tabriz

Blue Mosque of Tabriz

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Blue Mosque of Tabriz is reminiscent of Qara Quyunlu monarchy. This mosque is located in Imam Street, between Khaqani Street and Mansur Crossroad in the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province. The unique characteristic of Blue Mosque is the color...
Khalat Pooshan TowerThe Robe Wearing Tower)

Khalat Pooshan Tower (The Robe Wearing Tower)

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About five kilometers east of Tabriz in Kargaj village there is a lofty brick tower known as Khalat Pooshan tower. This building has been remaining from Safavid era which in Qajar period was used as a monument in which the robes that were donated from...