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The Rock garden has 250 rock plant species covering an area of 2500 m 2. [1] The Water fall is located on the eastern side of the rock garden. It is 4 m high and constructed with various river stones. [1] The Pond on the southeastern side of the garden stretches over 3500 m 2. It helps freshen the air of the garden and for growing various water ...
Isfahan is located at the intersection of the two principal routes that traverse Iran, north–south and east–west. Isfahan flourished between the 9th and 18th centuries. Under the Safavid Empire, Isfahan became the capital of Iran, for the second time in its history, under Abbas the Great. The city retains much of its history.
Isfahan beryan (بریان اصفهان) is one of the traditional dishes of Isfahan, Iran, fried meat served on a piece of bread (usually sangak) with onion and greens on the side. It is cooked and sold in unique restaurants (beryanis), and is not usually served along with other foods; [1][2] locals call it "beryun" (بریون). [3] Jean ...
Naghsh-e Jahan square, Isfahan. Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: میدان نقش جهان Maidān-e Naghsh-e Jahān; trans: "Image of the World Square"), also known as the Shah Square (میدان شاه) prior to 1979, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan, Iran. Constructed between 1598 and 1629, it is now an important historical site ...
Chehel Sotoun (Persian: چهلستون, lit. ' Forty Columns ') is a Persian pavilion in the middle of a park at the far end of a long pool, in Isfahan, Iran, built by Shah Abbas II to be used for his entertainment and receptions.
The Abbasi Hotel (Persian: هتل عباسی, formerly known as the "Shah Abbas Hotel", Persian: هتل شاه عباس) is a hotel located in Isfahan, Iran. The whole complex was built at the time of king Sultan Husayn of Safavid to provide lodging for travelers. Upon the suggestion of French André Godard (1881–1965), an archaeologist ...
Eram Garden is a famous historic Persian garden in Shiraz, Iran. The tradition and style of garden design represented by Persian gardens or Iranian gardens (Persian: باغ ایرانی) is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in the Achaemenid Empire. Humayun's Tomb and the Taj Mahal have some of the largest Persian gardens in the world ...
Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan. Safavid art is the art of the Iranian Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1722, encompassing Iran and parts of the Caucasus and Central Asia. It was a high point for Persian miniatures, architecture and also included ceramics, metal, glass, and gardens. The arts of the Safavid period show a far more unitary development ...