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Iran Country

Regions

Isfahan Province (35)

Zanjan Province (7)

East Azerbaijan Province (15)

Markazi Province (8)

Yazd Province (15)

Kerman Province (18)

Kermanshah Province (47)

Cities

Isfahan (25)

Nain (10)

Zanjan (7)

Tabriz (9)

Maragheh (6)

Saveh (8)

Yazd (15)

Kerman (18)

Kermanshah (47)

J.026 Mirar Ali Mosque
J.026 Mirar Ali Mosque

Isfahan was at one time dotted with these minarets...

J.027 Mirar Ali Mosque
J.027 Mirar Ali Mosque

Safavid period decoration inside the Masjid-e-Ali.

J.028 Mirar Ali Mosque
J.028 Mirar Ali Mosque

There are two balconies to the shaft, one of which...

J.029 Mirar Ali Mosque
J.029 Mirar Ali Mosque

View of the minaret of Masjid-e-Ali from inside th...

J.031 Chehel Dokhtaran Minaret
J.031 Chehel Dokhtaran Minaret

The top of the minarets, showing elaborate Seljuk ...

J.032 Chehel Dokhtaran Minaret
J.032 Chehel Dokhtaran Minaret

A view of the mid-section of the minaret, right ab...

J.033 Camel Driver's Minaret
J.033 Camel Driver's Minaret

A photograph of the Saraban or camel driver’s mina...

J.052 Imam Zedeh Jafar
J.052 Imam Zedeh Jafar

This freestanding tomb tower was built for an Alid...

J.053 Tomb of Baba Qasim
J.053 Tomb of Baba Qasim

Interior of the Imamzadeh Baba Qasim, showing heav...

J.054 Tomb of Baba Qasim
J.054 Tomb of Baba Qasim

The Imamzadeh Baba Qasim is almost contemporaneous...

J.055 Jurjir Mosque
J.055 Jurjir Mosque

One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth c...

J.056 Jurjir Mosque
J.056 Jurjir Mosque

The tri-partite semi-dome at the top of the portal...

J.057 Shahrestan Bridge
J.057 Shahrestan Bridge

The Shahrestan bridge is the oldest bridge in Isfa...

J.058 Shahrestan Bridge
J.058 Shahrestan Bridge

View of the remnants of Seljuk pavilions at the no...

J.059 Shahrestan Bridge
J.059 Shahrestan Bridge

View of the Sassanian piers from the pavilion.

J.060 Shahrestan Bridge
J.060 Shahrestan Bridge

Another view of the bridge, from the south end.

J.061 Shahrestan Bridge
J.061 Shahrestan Bridge

Faded slide of a view from the pavilion.

J.062 Shahrestan Bridge
J.062 Shahrestan Bridge

Another faded slide of the bridge from the south e...

J.063 Khajoo Bridge
J.063 Khajoo Bridge

One of the most attractive bridges in Isfahan, the...

J.064 Khajoo Bridge
J.064 Khajoo Bridge

View of the Khwaju bridge through the pier arches.

J.065 Khajoo Bridge
J.065 Khajoo Bridge

View of the bridge from one of the pavilions.

J.066 Lion on Khajoo Bridge
J.066 Lion on Khajoo Bridge

Two lion statues face each other at each end of th...

J.067 Bridge of 33 Arches
J.067 Bridge of 33 Arches

The Bridge of 33 arches, or the ‘si-o-seh pol’ in ...

J.068 Bridge of 33 Arches
J.068 Bridge of 33 Arches

A view through the pier arches.

J.069 Bridge of 33 Arches
J.069 Bridge of 33 Arches

View looking down from the pier arches at a group ...

BC.041 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu
BC.041 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu

The Tomb of Uljaitu was begun in 1305 and complete...

BC.042 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu
BC.042 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu

Banna’i work framing an arch. Banna’i brickwork co...

BC.043 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu
BC.043 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu

The second-storey galleries open outwards, to late...

BC.044 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu
BC.044 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu

The richly decorated stalactite cornice ribboning ...

BC.045 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu
BC.045 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu

Intricate stucco decoration from the interior of t...

BC.046 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu
BC.046 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu

Glazed brick decoration framing an arch at the Tom...

BC.047 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu
BC.047 Tomb of Sultan Uljaitu

Exterior glazed brick decoration on the Tomb of Ul...

BC.058 Blue Mosque
BC.058 Blue Mosque

View of a vault from inside the dome chamber in th...

BC.059 Blue Mosque
BC.059 Blue Mosque

View of vaults from inside the dome chamber of the...

BC.060 Blue Mosque
BC.060 Blue Mosque

Detail of pier on the Blue Mosque. The color palat...

BC.061 Blue Mosque
BC.061 Blue Mosque

Detail of tile mosaic set against unglazed brick i...

BC.062 Blue Mosque
BC.062 Blue Mosque

Detail of decoration, inside dome chamber. On the ...

BC.063 Blue Mosque
BC.063 Blue Mosque

Detail from pier in the Blue Mosque, showing a til...

BC.064 Blue Mosque
BC.064 Blue Mosque

Interior view of southern domed sanctuary of the B...

BC.065 Blue Mosque
BC.065 Blue Mosque

Detail of carved inscription band on Maragha marbl...

BC.066 The Arg
BC.066 The Arg

An exterior view of the brick walls of the Friday ...

BC.069 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh
BC.069 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh

Exterior view of the Gonbad-i-Ghaffariyeh, a mauso...

BC.070 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh
BC.070 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh

Exterior view of the Gonbad-i-Ghaffariyeh. Gonbad-...

BC.071 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh
BC.071 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh

Blind arcades housing decorative panels. Gonbad-i-...

BC.072 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh
BC.072 Gonbad-e Ghaffariyeh

Arched portal containing stalactite tympanum above...

BC.073 Gonbad-e Modavar
BC.073 Gonbad-e Modavar

An unadorned tomb tower next to the Gonbad-e-Kabud...

BC.074 Gonbad-e Kabud
BC.074 Gonbad-e Kabud

The Gonbad-e-Kabud was built in 1196 and is lavish...

BE.025 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.025 Friday Mosque, Saveh

Exterior view of the dome of the Friday Mosque at ...

BE.026 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.026 Friday Mosque, Saveh

Mid-section of the Seljuk era minaret of the Frida...

BE.027 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.027 Friday Mosque, Saveh

View of opening in the mid-section of the minaret ...

BE.028 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.028 Friday Mosque, Saveh

View of the portal screen in relation to the dome ...

BE.029 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.029 Friday Mosque, Saveh

View of the northwest iwan of the Friday Mosque at...

BE.030 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.030 Friday Mosque, Saveh

A view of the mihrab in polychrome relief stucco. ...

BE.031 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.031 Friday Mosque, Saveh

View through damaged hallway at the Friday Mosque ...

BE.032 Friday Mosque, Saveh
BE.032 Friday Mosque, Saveh

Interior view of vaults at the Friday Mosque of Sa...

BE.055 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.055 Friday Mosque, Nain

A view of the Friday Mosque at Nain, which is one ...

BE.056 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.056 Friday Mosque, Nain

A view of the Friday Mosque at Nain, which is one ...

BE.057 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.057 Friday Mosque, Nain

View of the minaret from inside the Friday Mosque ...

BE.058 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.058 Friday Mosque, Nain

View of a stone arch at the Friday Mosque at Nain....

BE.059 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.059 Friday Mosque, Nain

Piers of the Friday Mosque at Nain with patterns i...

BE.060 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.060 Friday Mosque, Nain

Transverse vaults in gallery inside Friday Mosque ...

BE.061 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.061 Friday Mosque, Nain

Mihrab carved in exquisite deeply carved stucco at...

BE.062 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.062 Friday Mosque, Nain

Deeply carved stucco decoration on column inside h...

BE.063 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.063 Friday Mosque, Nain

Detail of stucco decoration inside the Friday Mosq...

BE.064 Friday Mosque, Nain
BE.064 Friday Mosque, Nain

Exquisite stucco decoration on the soffit of an ar...

BE.073 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.073 Friday Mosque, Yazd

View of the magnificent entrance iwan of the Frida...

BE.074 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.074 Friday Mosque, Yazd

A view of the entrance iwan and minarets from the ...

BE.075 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.075 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Panels of mosaic faience on a brick background. Th...

BE.076 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.076 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Door from the eastern iwan, depicting typical Timu...

BE.077 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.077 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Detail of a mosaic faience from the eastern iwan o...

BE.078 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.078 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Detail of tile work from the restored eastern iwan...

BE.079 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.079 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Façade of the high iwan vault leading into the dom...

BE.080 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.080 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Detail of mosaic faience from the high iwan of the...

BE.081 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.081 Friday Mosque, Yazd

View of galleries inside the tunnel of the high iw...

BE.082 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.082 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Detail from side gallery of iwan vault, showing da...

BE.083 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.083 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Banna'i brickwork in the iwan vault leading to the...

BE.084 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.084 Friday Mosque, Yazd

The mihrab is one of the few parts of the mosque w...

BE.085 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.085 Friday Mosque, Yazd

View of side gallery from inside dome chamber.

BE.086 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.086 Friday Mosque, Yazd

Medallion in mosaic faience on dado made of hexago...

BE.087 Friday Mosque, Yazd
BE.087 Friday Mosque, Yazd

View looking into the eastern gallery of the Frida...

BF.030 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.030 Friday Mosque, Kerman

View of the entrance iwan across a reflecting pool...

BF.031 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.031 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of tile mosaic on iwan, probably heavily re...

BF.032 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.032 Friday Mosque, Kerman

View of the main entrance portal (north) from the ...

BF.033 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.033 Friday Mosque, Kerman

A view of the qibla wall (southern iwan), depictin...

BF.034 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.034 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of tile mosaic in the interior of the mosqu...

BF.035 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.035 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of tilework on arcades, showing glazed and ...

BF.036 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.036 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of exquisite sunburst medallion motif on da...

BF.037 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.037 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of blue and white tiles depicting floral pa...

BF.038 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.038 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of tile mosaic.

BF.039 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.039 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of tile mosaic.

BF.040 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.040 Friday Mosque, Kerman

The mihrab, installed in the 16th century, compris...

BF.041 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.041 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detailed view from the lower part of the main port...

BF.042 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.042 Friday Mosque, Kerman

View of façade, covered in probably heavily restor...

BF.043 Friday Mosque, Kerman
BF.043 Friday Mosque, Kerman

Detail of arches, showing glazed and unglazed bric...

BF.061 Jebel-i-Sang
BF.061 Jebel-i-Sang

Desert outside Kerman.

BF.062 Jebel-i-Sang
BF.062 Jebel-i-Sang

This octagonal domed mausoleum is a very important...

BF.063 Jebel-i-Sang
BF.063 Jebel-i-Sang

Inside view of the dome, showing baked brick work.

BF.064 Jebel-i-Sang
BF.064 Jebel-i-Sang

View from the inside the mausoleum. (For general a...

BG.036 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.036 Taq-e-Bustan

A view of the site of the Taq-e-Bostan, tucked awa...

BG.037 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.037 Taq-e-Bustan

A view of the reflecting pool in front of the iwan...

BG.038 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.038 Taq-e-Bustan

A beautiful view of the two carved grottos, the la...

BG.039 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.039 Taq-e-Bustan

An exterior view of the two carved iwans.

BG.040 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.040 Taq-e-Bustan

A view of the larger iwan, dating from the fifth c...

BG.041 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.041 Taq-e-Bustan

Detail of frame of the larger iwan. The frame term...

BG.042 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.042 Taq-e-Bustan

A “tree of life” relief from the face of the centr...

BG.043 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.043 Taq-e-Bustan

Floral detail from the tree of life relief (BG.42)...

BG.044 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.044 Taq-e-Bustan

Column Capital at Taq-e Bostan.

BG.045 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.045 Taq-e-Bustan

Column Capital at Taq-e Bostan.

BG.046 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.046 Taq-e-Bustan

Foliate capital at Taq-e Bostan

BG.047 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.047 Taq-e-Bustan

Stucco pilaster inside central niche, with floral ...

BG.048 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.048 Taq-e-Bustan

Rock relief outside the two main iwans showing the...

BG.049 Enthronement
BG.049 Enthronement

Detail of relief of Mithra holding a barsom- a Zor...

BG.050 Enthronement
BG.050 Enthronement

Rock relief in the central iwan, showing the inves...

BG.051 Enthronement
BG.051 Enthronement

Equestrian relief of Khosrow II in the central iwa...

BG.052 Cavalier
BG.052 Cavalier

Detail of Khosrow II receiving the royal diadem wh...

BG.053 Cavalier
BG.053 Cavalier

Detail of Khosrow II in his coat of mail mounted o...

BG.054 Enthronement
BG.054 Enthronement

This detail is from the smaller iwan. Shahpur II (...

BG.055 Boar Hunt
BG.055 Boar Hunt

Detailed relief of the boar hunting scene, on the ...

BG.056 Boar Hunt
BG.056 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of elephants charging at the wild boa...

BG.057 Boar Hunt
BG.057 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of a wild boar.

BG.058 Boar Hunt
BG.058 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of wild boars fleeing from the elepha...

BG.059 Boar Hunt
BG.059 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of Khosrow II coolly taking his aim a...

BG.060 Boar Hunt
BG.060 Boar Hunt

Khosrow II taking aim of the boars on a boat rowed...

BG.061 Boar Hunt
BG.061 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of women playing the chang, a Persian...

BG.062 Boar Hunt
BG.062 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of Khosrow II having lowered the bow ...

BG.063 Boar Hunt
BG.063 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of chang players.

BG.064 Boar Hunt
BG.064 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of marsh waves.

BG.065 Boar Hunt
BG.065 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of the royal hunt, showing the elepha...

BG.066 Boar Hunt
BG.066 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of the boar hunt showing vegetal moti...

BG.067 Boar Hunt
BG.067 Boar Hunt

Stone relief depicting the killed boar.

BG.068 Boar Hunt
BG.068 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of the killed boar hauled over the ba...

BG.070 Stag Hunt
BG.070 Stag Hunt

Detail of stag hunt.

BG.071 Stag Hunt
BG.071 Stag Hunt

Elephants charging at the deer. It must be noted t...

BG.072 Stag Hunt
BG.072 Stag Hunt

Detail of deer fleeing.

BG.073 Stag Hunt
BG.073 Stag Hunt

Detail of stags fleeing.

BG.074 Stag Hunt
BG.074 Stag Hunt

Detail of stags fleeing as rider round them up.

BG.075 Stag Hunt
BG.075 Stag Hunt

Detail of rider hunting the deer.

BG.076 Stag Hunt
BG.076 Stag Hunt

Detail of Khosrow II under umbrella with attendant...

BG.077 Stag Hunt
BG.077 Stag Hunt

Detail of rider taking aim at the stag.

BG.078 Stag Hunt
BG.078 Stag Hunt

Stone relief of assembly of women playing the chan...

BG.079 Stag Hunt
BG.079 Stag Hunt

Detail of stags being hit by arrows.

BG.080 Stag Hunt
BG.080 Stag Hunt

Detail of tree from the stone relief of the stag h...

BG.081 Minor Carvings
BG.081 Minor Carvings

Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.

BG.082 Minor Carvings
BG.082 Minor Carvings

Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.

BG.083 Minor Carvings
BG.083 Minor Carvings

Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.

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