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Iran Cultural Attractions

Iran Cultural Attractions

Anyone who has planned to travel to Iran, may be looking for Iran cultural attractions. Here Iran Destination, Iran travel agent, provides you with all you need about Iran regarding its culture for a nice Iran travel.

Tehran

National jewels museumYou might have already seen paintings in art gallery of Golestan palace showing of incredible jewels of Safavid and Qajar monarchs which are now preserved in national jewels museum located in the basement of National Bank of Iran in Ferdowsi Ave. Make sure you don’t miss the 182 carats pink diamond called Darya-ye Nor said to be the world’s largest uncut diamond also Peacock Throne and Jeweled globe.

National museum of IranThe building of this museum which is inspired by Sassanian architecture is located in Si tir St. with two separate parts for ancient and Islamic era.The archaeological hall of this museum has rich collections dating from Paleolithic(1 Million to 1200 years ago) era to Sassanian(1500 years ago).

Saad abad museum complexA royal summer home in Pahlavi period is located in Valiasr Ave. Taheri st. with 18 building house museums exhibit diverse subjects such as royal dishware’automobiles and paintings.Some of these museums are as follow:

White palace or Palace of the Nation: Pahlavi summer residence is filled with extravagant furnishings,paintings and carpets.

Green palace or Shahvand palace: The more classical looking palace with over the top design and wall to wall mirrors belongs to Reza Shah. The most interesting of the remaining museums include: the Royal Automobile Museum , with its Rolls Royce, Cadillac and a ‘unique’ armoured Mercedes Benz 600.

Glass and Ceramic museumA short walk north of National museum there is a beautiful Qajar building has many exhibits mainly from Neishabur, Kashan, Rey and Gorgan , dating from the 2nd millennium BC to the modern day.

Carpet museum: This museum is a great place to see the regional patterns and styles found in Iran also a few unique carpets such as the Tree of Life with Kings and Notables. The permanent collection is downstairs while upstairs is for temporary exhibitions.

a major part of Iran cultural attractions can be seen in the capital of Iran, Tehran. You can have your own Iran tour to visit any of these places in Tehran. Just choose one of our Iran tour packages or customize tour, an then contact this Persian travel agency.

Tehran travel guide

Tehran travel guide

Shiraz

Hafez tomb: Tomb of the famous Iranian poet who his poetry influenced Persian lyrics more than anyone else.He has an anthology of poems which many Iranians keep in their homes and recites its poems and use them as saying and proverbs in every day life.The building of his mausoleum is located in center of a beautiful garden. You might see people performing the faal-e Hafez, a popular ritual in which you seek insight into your future by opening a volume of Hafez – the future is apparent in his words.

Saadi tombTomb of the great Iranian poet who was born and died in 13 century.He has two major works Golestan(Rose Garden) and Bostan (The Orchard). His tomb has been recunstructed many times and the last time was during Karim Khan Zand government.

Khaju e Kermani tomb: Tomb of another Iranian poet which is near Quran gate.He lived before Hafez and although Hafez literature owes a lot to him but his art is overwhelmed by Hafez greatness.

 part of Iran cultural attractions can be seen in Shiraz. You can have your own Iran tour to visit any of these places in Shiraz. Just choose one of our Iran tourism packages or Iran customised tour, an then contact this Iran travel agent.

tomb_of_saadi

tomb of saadi that is located in shiraz

Isfahan

Vank cathedralA historical church in the Armenian neighborhood of Isfahan city.It was built by Shah Abbas order for Armenians who migrated from Jolfa Azerbaijan.The paintings of walls and ceiling describes Jesus life and are inspired by Italian painting style.

Monar jomban (shaking minarets): Some of the minarets in Iran have the ability to move which this is one of them.This place is tomb of Abu Abdullah, a dervish. The tomb is popularly known as Monar Jomban because pushing hard against one minaret will start it, and the other minaret, swaying back and forth.

Chahar bagh school: A  part of an expensive complex including a caravansary and Art bazaar. This school is one of the architecturally important buildings in Isfahan but unfortunately closed to the public for most of the year except in Nowruz.

Isfahan is a good choice for visiting Iran cultural attractions.You can have your own tour of Iran to visit any of these places in Isfahan. Just choose one of our Iran packages or Iran tailor made tours, an then contact this Persian travel agency.

Vank cathedral one of Iran Cultural attractions

Vank cathedral one of Iran Cultural attractions

Kashan

Brojerdeis houseA traditional Iranian house built in the second part of 13 century and with beautiful lunate shape wind catchers on the pavilion rooftop display the beauty of Iranian architecture in desert areas. The paintings are administrated by great Iranian painter Kamal al Molk.

Tabatabaie houseThe house built in 1840s for Tabatabaie family with 4 beautiful courtyards,elegant wall paintings and glass windows structured with classical Iranian architecture that has outer (Biruni) and inner (Andaruni) rooms.

Kashan is a city rich in Iran cultural attractions. You can have your own tour to Iran to visit any of these places in Kashan. Just choose one of our Iran vacation packages or tailor made an Iran tour, an then contact this Iran tour Company.

Kashan Boroujerdi House inTraditional Sports of Iran tour

Kashan Boroujerdi House

Yazd

Amir Chakhmagh complex: The stunning three story building consists of a mosque, public bath, caravansary, mausoleum, Tekye, three water reservoirs and a bazaar. Look out for the huge wooden palm nakhl, an important centerpiece once used for the observance of the Shiates’ passionate Ashura commemorations.

Towers of SilenceOn two hilltops out of Yazd Zoroastrian towers of silence are located a place where they left the dead bodies so the vultures eat of them because they believed in purity of earth.Other disused Zoroastrian building near this area are a water reservoir and two small wind catchers (badgirs).

Zoroastrian’s Fire TempleThe place of preserving sacred fire said to have been burning since 470 AD and a place of worship for Zoroastrians. The building which has a Farvahar symbol above the entrance is located in the center of a garden filled with pine and cypress trees. You can see the ever burning fire through a glass.

Dowlat Abad gardenThis palace was a residence for Karim khan zand is now a UNESCO registered heritage site. It is mostly known for its 33 meters high Badgir.

Water museumA museum for exhibition of The unique instruments such as water transactions, various deeds of endowment, traditional water distribution policy and different ancient utensils concerning the keeping and transmission of water. The building dates back to 100 years ago and two qanats  run under it. It is located in the Kolah-douz-ha house in the north of Amir Chakhmagh square.

Seyyed Roknaddin mausoleum: A place with a beautiful blue tiled dome built 700 years ago is the tomb of Islamic notable Seyyed Roknaddin.

one of the best Iran cities for getting more familiar with Iran culture is Yazd. You can have your own Iran tour to visit any of these places in Yazd. Just choose one of our Iran holiday packages or tailor made an Iran tour, an then contact this travel agent agency in shiraz.

Water Museum of Yazd - Iran cultural attractions

Water Museum of Yazd – Iran cultural attractions

Kerman

Ganj Ali Khan complexA complex comprising of square,bazaar,bath, school, caravansary and mosque which was built in Ganj Ali Khan governance in 17 century.  Both the facade and internal areas display arched tile work which reminds us of the Safavid era

Prince garden in MahanThis 100 years old beautiful garden located  6 km from Mahan. It belongs to Qajar period with two pavilions in eastern and western sides.

Don’t miss Iran cultural attractions in Kerman. You can have your own Iran tour to visit any of these places in Kerman. Just choose one of our tour packages or tailor made tour, an then contact this Iran tour agent.

Iran highlight tour- shazdeh garden

Iran highlight tour– shazdeh garden

Tabriz

Blue mosque: Or Mozaffari pavilion is one of the masterpiece of Islamic architecture.

El GoliIt is an structure including a big pool (54675 square meter) and a traditional two story pavilion in center of it.

Tabriz, once the capital of Iran, is so rich in culture. This is also one of the cities in Iran you have to visit. You can have your own Iran tour to visit any of these places in Tabriz. Just choose one of our tourism packages or tailor made tour, an then contact this Iran travel and tour agency.

blue-mosque-tabriz-beautiful mosques in Iran

blue-mosque-tabriz-beautiful mosques in Iran

Qom

Masoumeh Holy Shrine: one of the good places to know Iran culture is a holy shrine. there are many religious shrines in Iran. one of the major ones is Masoumeh holy shrine located in city of Qom. Fatima masoumeh was sister of Imam Reza, the eight Imam of Shia Muslims.

You can visit this place through our Iran religious tour. just take a look at our Iran tour and choose whatever you like. you can contact this tour operator in Iran for more help.

Shrine of Masoumeh Qom

Masoumeh Holy Shrine – Qom Message Board – Iran Destination

South of Iran

south of Iran is really rich in culture. if you are looking for Iran cultural attractions in south, you can take a visit to Hormoz Island, Kish Island, or Chabahar. These are the destinations not all tourists know well. So before you travel to Iran, get well informed by locals, just like this Iran tour companies. If you have any questions, requests or suggestions, please feel free to contact our Iran travelling center.

Hormoz Island- Iran cultural attractions

Hormoz Island- Iran cultural attractions

Mashhad

Imam Reza Holy Shrine: Any Iran visitor who has visited Imam Reza shrine agrees that this is one of Must Sees in Iran. Not all tourists visit Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, because they are not well informed of that. but this is one of the resources of Iran cultural attractions. you can see lots of things you cannot see anywhere else in Iran. our Iran ziyarat Tour includes this place. just take a look at our tours in Iran.

imam Reza-shrine-mashhad- Iran Religious Tour

imam Reza shrine-mashhad

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