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Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Proto-Elamite and Elamite kingdom in 3200-2800 BCE.
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The palace of king Darius I the Great in Persepolis was built by Darius, but only a small portion of the palace was finished under Darius' rule. It was completed after his death in 486 by his son and successor Xerxes, who called the house a Taçara, "winter palace", in Antiquity. Its ruins are immediately south of the Apadana. Like many other parts of Persepolis, Tachara Palace has reliefs of tribute-bearing dignitaries. This palace was one of the few structures that escaped destruction in the burning of the complex by Alexander
by Sassan Filsoof Persepolis lion
Persepolis the "Gate of All Lands“. Dignitaries and important visitors from other nations had to pass beneath these arches to the audience palace where they could be received
Steel Peacock British Museum © John Addis Iran, Ispahan 1642-1666 (?) Musée du Louvre
SteelPeacock British Museum © John Addis Bronze peacock figurine, Seljuq Art Bread made peacock for an Iranian sofreh
Maece Seirafi-Zoomorphic Peacock (laser cut, 2013) Peacocks were symbols of beauty and courtly pleasures throughout the Islamic world. The birds were often allowed to wander around the gardens of noblemen, and models of peacocks ornamented the famous Peacock Throne, taken from India to Iran in 1739. A qajar cut steel peacock 19th century
Bird-shaped vessel 12th century Saljuq period Brass inlaid with copper, Smithsonian Museum Iran, 17th century Musée du Louvre
Boroujerd Samovar Park ©pouyan Borujerd, Imamzadeh Ja'far mausoleum, 1392
Jaliz Flower, Maranjab Desert ©Majid Varedi Broomrape (Cistanche tubulosa)
Broomrape (Cistanche tubulosa) this striking parasitic plant lacks chlorophyll and uses a long, threadlike root to tap nutrients from its host plant. It is an annual, and hundreds of tiny seeds are dispersed from an ovoid fruit capsule in the spring.
Abu Lolo tomb on the road from Kashan to Fin Pirooz Nahavandi or Firuzan, also known as Abu Lolo, was a Persian soldier when the Persians were defeated by the Arab-Muslim army of Caliph Omar. He is regarded by many Iranians as a National Hero
The mausoleum of Sheikh Safi ad-Din Aradbili, founder of a Sufi order in Aradbil, is located in the city of Aradbil (pre-Islamic Artavilla) in northwest Iran. It is comprised of structures built between 1335 and 1629 CE.
Qazvin Tile work from tomb of Hamdollah Mostowfi © mmishmast
Qashqai girl Imperial Crown - Fritillaria imperialis (Crown imperial or Kaiser's crown)
Aran o Bidgol - Waterskin Aran o Bidgol The shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali©Keystone
Aran o Bidgol The shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali © Vahid SalemiAP
Mashhad Mashhad Goharshad mosque ©Arash Emami
Mashhad Goharshad mosque Mashhad Goharshad mosque © Razavi
The shrine of Fatema Mæ'sume, sister of Imām Ali Rezā, is located in Qom
Shah Abbas I built the shrine complex in the early 17th century. The shrine has attracted to itself dozens of seminaries and religious schools.
Qom, the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Imamzadeh Ali-ebne Ja'far (Dar Behesht) 8th century in Qom
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