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Khaju Bridge in Esfahan
1387,12,17 07:49
About Khaju Bridge in Esfahan province (in IRAN ) The Bridge of Khaju or pole-i-Khaju, the most famous of Isfahan bridges, has roused the admiration of travelers since the 17th century. There was an earlier bridge across the river at the same spot, near the district of Khaju on the old Shiraz road; this was probably...
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Chichen Itza in Mexico
1387,12,16 09:27
Why Chichen Itza is special Of the many major Mayan ruins in Central America, the Chichen Itza archaeological site in Yucatan, Mexico is the best preserved Mayans The Mayans were an advanced society. They invented the calendar, devised a hieroglyphic-style writing system, had observatories to map the stars, and built...
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Taghe Bostan in Kermanshah
1387,12,15 13:17
About Tagh-e Bostan in Kermanshah province (in IRAN ) Only nine kilometers from Kermanshah city, there is Tagh-e-Bostan village with signs left in it from the Sassanid period (266 - 651 AD). One such sign is the coronation of the Sassanid kings which has been demonstrated on the rocks On the left side of the reception...
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Dowlatabad Garden in Yazd
1387,12,13 13:35
about Dowlatabad Garden in Yazd province (in IRAN ) The heat is blistering in the south, on the edge of the Great Desert. High chimneys acting as air-vents bring some comfort to these dwellings. This is a complex built according to the original Iranian architectural style and consists of a large garden and some...
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Niasar fire temple in Esfahan
1387,12,10 13:40
About Niasar fire temple in Esfahan province (in IRAN ) Niasar fire temple has been made of stone and lime and is a complete example of the architectural styles applied in the construction of the fire temples of the Sassanid era ...YES! IRAN IS BEAUTIFUL
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Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil
1387,12,09 11:30
Why the Amazon Rain Forest is special The Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil and Peru is immense (it's larger than Europe). The 6280 kilometer (3900 mile) long Amazon River is fed by a thousand rivers - some over 1600 kilometers (1000 miles) long. Getting around the Amazon Green Hell, as the Amazon jungle is called, is...
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Shoara Cemetery in East Azarbaijan
1387,11,24 12:55
About Shoara Cemetery in East Azarbaijan province (in IRAN ) Known as the Shoara Cemetery, the Mausoleum is the resting place of many famous Iranian poets, mystic, scientists, and theologians. Bodies of ssadi Tousi, Khaqani Shervani, Zahir-e Faryabi, QatranTabrizi, Muhammad Shirin, Maqrebi, Homam Tabrizi, Salman...
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Toghrol Tower in Tehran
1387,11,20 12:40
About Toghrol Tower in Tehran province (in IRAN ) The most ancient monument the town, Gonabad-e Sorkh or the Red Tower of 1147-8 AD, situated in the south west of the town, was built by the order of Sad Badim, the then ruler of Azarbaijan, according to a northern front Kuffic inscription In the lower part of the...
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Naghshe Jahan in Esfahan
1387,11,16 20:33
about Naghshe Jahan in Esfahan province (in IRAN ) On the present site of Maidan-i-Imam before Isfahan became the Safavid capital, there used to be another square called naqsh-i-Jahan (Design of the world), much smaller than the square today It was Shah Abbas the Great who made Isfahan his capital and then decreed...
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Taj Mahal in India
1387,11,15 13:37
Why the Taj Mahal is special Most travelers call the Taj Mahal in India the world's most beautiful building - ever. Some say it's worth a trip half way around the world just to see it About my animated picture of the Taj Mahal The hue of the marbled Taj Mahal varies from hour to hour, season to season. My picture on...
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Tower of Silence in Yazd
1387,11,11 11:57
About Tower of Silence in Yazd province (in IRAN ) Dakhmeh or Qol-ye Khamushan (towers of Silence): These are three impressive buildings remaining from several other structures on hilltops outside and in the immediate vicinity of Yazd (about 15 km to the south-west) where the bodies of the dead Zoroastrians would be...
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Vank Church in Esfahan
1387,11,07 18:10
About Vank Church in Esfahan province (in IRAN ) There are three churches in Julfa, of which the most important is the Vank church or (The Church of the Saintly Sisters). This church has been built in the reign of Shah Abbas II, in 1074 (1663 A.D.). It is most interesting as regards its architectural merits and...
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Sialk Hills in Esfahan
1387,11,01 21:12
About Sialk Hills in Esfahan province (in IRAN ) Approximately 4,500 years BC., a community with an interesting civilization was settled in this area and their tools were of stone and bone. There is a possibility that the former residents of this region had succumbed to their successors. Here, Elamite slabs of clay...
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Leaning Tower of Pisal
1387,10,30 15:33
Why the Leaning Tower of Pisa is special I ts tilt seems to defy gravity – you wonder why it doesn’t topple. Yet, even if the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy didn't lean, visitors would come to marvel at its design (look at the photograph and imagine the tower upright). And, the tower is part of a magnificent...
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Minar Jonban in Esfahan
1387,10,24 09:35
About Minar Jonban in Esfahan province (in IRAN ) The tombstone of Amu Abdollah bears the Hijrah date of 716 A.H. (1316 A.D.) and two minarets, one on either side of the mausoleum ivan, from the main attraction of this place, since any movement produced in one of them is automatically reflected not only in the other...
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Serkis Church in Tehran
1387,10,17 19:43
About Serkis Church in Tehran province (in IRAN ) Construction of this splendid church, began in 1964 and finished in 1970. Serkis Church is located at Karim Khan Zand Boulevard Other picture«« YES! IRAN IS BEAUTIFUL...
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Agha Bozorg School in Isfahan
1387,10,17 19:43
about Agha Bozorg School in Esfahan province (in IRAN ) This ancient structure has four porches and a beautiful dome with two tile worked minarets. Its courtyard and chambers that are on a lower level display an attractive aspect. Below these chambers are is the pool and nocturnal area made use of in summer The dome...
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Statue of Liberty
1387,10,17 19:43
Why the Statue of Liberty is special Since its 1886 inauguration, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA has welcomed millions of ship-arriving immigrants to America and has become the world's best known symbol of democracy World’s biggest gift The 92-meter (302-foot) high Statue of Liberty is the largest present...
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Persepolis in Fars
1387,10,17 19:41
about Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid) in Fars province (in IRAN ) On top of the rocky mountain of Rahmat in the plain of Ma rvdasht, the ruins of Takht-e-Jamshid palace are pre-eminent. Construction of these palaces started at the time of Darius I (521 BC) and was not completed in less than a period of 150 years....
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Atashkadeh in Yazd
1387,09,27 20:44
about Atashkadeh in Yazd province (in IRAN ) The most important Zoroastrian fire temple, Atashkadeh (located on a hill in a small garden on the east side of Ayatollah Kashani St.) is open to the public from 08:00 to 11:00 am and 02:30 to 04:30 Pm Saturday to Thursday, expect holidays. There is no entrance fee, but...
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Baghe Melli in East Azarbaijan
1387,09,27 20:41
about Baghe Melli or EL Goli in East Azarbaijan province (in IRAN ) Before you leave Tabriz, do not miss EL Goli or the National Park (former Shah Goli, il goli), a pleasant hillside garden and park around an artificial lake to the area of 54,675 square meters in the style of the much smaller Bagh-e Takht north of...
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Pyramid of Khufu Egypt
1387,09,19 11:42
about Pyramid of Khufu Egypt Why this ancient Seven Wonders pyramid is special The pyramid of Khufu (Cheops in Greek) is the largest, oldest and only true surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was built in the 26th century BC. Interesting tidbits about the pyramid of Khufu It held the world's...
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Arge Bam in Kerman
1387,09,18 17:43
about Arg-e Bam in Kerman province (in IRAN ) Once a famous citadel and strategic stronghold, this fort has been built on a huge rock and covers an area of six square kilometers in all. It is 300 meters long and 200 meters wide and consists of two parts. The fort is a five-story structure of unbaked brick and must...
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Alisadr Cave in Hamedan
1387,09,18 09:22
about Alisadr Cave in Hamedan province (in IRAN ) The Alisadr cave-lake, 120 km to the north-west of Hamadan near a village by this same name and at the foothill of Su-Bashi, is one of the strangest natural sights in Iran, in fact, the latter is an endless network of caves full of clear water. The Alisadr cave-lake...