In any case, whatever the use of the Cube of Zoroaster was, we can be sure that it was a respectable and well-protected building in the period of ancient Iran. Its construction in the Achaemenid era at the same time as the construction of Persepolis and in front of the tombs of the great Achaemenid […]
A trip to Shiraz is not limited to visiting Hafeziyeh and Shah Cheragh and shopping at Vakil Bazaar. Colorful foods such as Shirazi kalampolow Dopiaza, Dempakhtak, Shirazi liqueurs, and Shirazi syrups make your trip more realistic to taste and a wonderful experience for any restaurant and traveler. In the following, we have introduced the more […]
If you look at the mosque’s architecture in a photograph or up close, you will be fascinated by the architecture and innovation in its design, but if you read its history, you will fall in love with it.The Atiq Mosque was constructed during the reign of Amr Laith. Amr was one of Saffar’s good kings. […]
The Tomb of Cyrus is the monument of Cyrus the Great approximately 1 km southwest of the palaces of Pasargadae. The most extensive description based on a lost account by Aristobulus, who had accompanied Alexander the Great on his eastern campaign in the late 4th century B.C., is to be found in the Anabasis of […]
Meshkinfam Art Museum, a residence-turned-museum in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz, has gained fame as a treasure trove of visual arts attracting visitors. Formerly known as the edifice of Foruq-ol-Molk Ghavami, the museum building dates back to 1931, the early years of Pahlavi dynasty in Iran. The private residence that belonged to Ms. Ghavami was […]
Ka’ba-ye Zartosht (Cube of Zoroaster) is the name of a stone quadrangular and stepped structure in the Naqsh-e Rustam compound beside Zangiabad village in Marvdasht County in Fars, Iran. The Naqsh-e Rustam compound incorporates memorials of the Elamites, the Achaemenids and the Sassanians in itself in addition to the mentioned structure. The name Ka’ba-ye Zartosht […]
Many dynasties and empires had come and gone in the land of Persia, but none of those could keep up with the Achaemenid Empire, an inception to a new era and the mother of future Persian empires. This people-friendly and righteous empire, with rules and regulations ahead of its time, was never meant to be […]
The Sassanid Palace at Sarvestan is one of the most important relics of the Sassanid period and one of Iran’s oldest brick domes. It is located 90 km southeast of the city of Shiraz. Sarvestan town is about eighty kilometers east of Shiraz; the palace itself lies another ten kilometer beyond the town of Sarvestan. […]
Shiraz offers different choices to tourists so that everybody will have something to do in this lovely city. From the mausoleums of great poets to the pleasant scent of love poetry throughout the city, from the far historical periods’ attractions to the modern ones, from sitting in Hafez tomb and combining your augury with poetry […]
The village of Ghalat, located northwest of Shiraz, is a really splendid ancient virgin site to both visit and hike. Due to its favorable climatic conditions and undiscovered lovely hills and mountains, this site has attracted the attention of many visitors even from abroad. Perfectly hidden between willow and plane trees, cool weather, and a […]
