Typical Iranian breakfast

the Great

Who founded the Persian Empire

Pasargadae was the captial of the under the Achaemenid Empire

Began building the capital in 546 BC or later

UNESCO World Heritage Site #1106

Me @ Audience Hall of the Pasargadae Palace

Gateway Palace

Perivate Palace

Good tourism facilities

Stone Tower

Me @ Tall-e Takht

Agriculture nearby

The citadel of Pasargadae

Victory of Bahram II below the tomb of Darius the Great

The Triumph Relief of Shapur I

The Equestrian Victory of Hormozd II

Tomb attributed to Artaxerxes I

Kabah of Zoroaster

The Investiture of Ardashir I

Naqsh-e Rustam

Persepolis - ceremonial capital of the Achaemenians

The Great Staircase

A pair of lamassus, bulls with the heads of bearded men, stand by the western threshold

Ruins of the Gate of All Nations

UNESCO World Heritage Site #114

Summer residence of the Achaemenian emperors

A symbol in Zoroastrianism for Nowruz

Earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BC

Showpiece of Achaemenian art

Zoroastrian was popular back then

Ruins of the Tachara

The Hundred Column Hall

Lion stone

The Hundred Column Hall

The Audience Relief

Tomb of Artaxerxes III

Rejected statue

ME @ Gate of All Nations

A pair of lamassus with wings and

Persian Head stands by the eastern entrance

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

Built during the Qajar era

Traditional elements panj kaseh-i (five concaves) in its design

The mosque has extensively colored glass in its façade

Best time to come is in the morning

We are very popular with the local girls

Shah Cheragh

Facade of Shah Cheragh

Seyed Amir Ahmad, the brother of Imam Reza

Came to Shiraz in the later half of the 8th century

The structure, tile work and the dome of the mausoleum

have been rebuilt several times over the centuries

His tomb is now a respected place of pilgrimage

Exquisite mirror work are the handicrafts of masters and contemporary artists of Shiraz

The tomb of Ahmad and Muhammad

Jame Atiq Mosque

Local formal wear

I looked so tired

So as Albert

Shah Cheragh @ Night

125,000 sq m terrace, partly artificially constructed and partly cut out of a mountain

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

Shah Cheragh

Shah Cheragh