The Chehel Sotune palace was erected during the reigns of Shah Abbas Safavid I and II in the 11th century AH, in the vast premises and garden. This highly reputed structure comprises of a hall of mirrors with gilded ceilings, and chambers to the north and south with adornments of mirror and plaster work, in addition to valuable paintings.
Its elevated porch with 20 wooden pillars renders a special majestic affect to the scene, and the reflection of these pillars in the large pool opposite the edifice displays a beauty of its own. Thus taking the name of Chehel Sotune or 40 pillars.
This brick minaret is in the Dardasht neighborhood of Esfahan, and is a vestige of the Saljuqi period. The diameter of the same is 2.22 m. The girth of its central column being 54 cm. and its walls...
This square is from the period of Shah Abbas I, and has a length of 500 m. from north to south, and its width being approximately 165 m. Surrounding this vicinity are the Abbasi Mosque and Sheikh...
This village is one of the archaic villages with a famous Jame' mosque which is said to be a fire-temple in the pre-Islamic period. In addition to which, there are four pilgrimage sites here. The...
The Zayandeh Rood is one of the most important rivers of the central plateau of Iran. The same has come to be known by this name, due to the various gushing springs on its course, that is from its...
The same village is located in the plains and has a moderate and dry climate. This area has many interesting sites such as the Chehel Dokhtar Mausoleum, Shahzadeh Hadi, Shahzadeh Qasem and the...
Other Imamzadehs in the province are named as, Shahzadeh Esmaeil (Abyaneh). Shahzadeh Abdollah, Shahzadeh Esmaeil and Shahzadeh Mohammad (Bidgol). Imamzadeh Qaeb (Kashan). Imamzadeh Karar, Baqer,...
The mosque has been named after its founder, who was one of the ministers during the reign of Shah Abbas II. This mosque is located in the Hassan Abad vicinity of Esfahan. The exterior portion of the...
The Chehel Sotune palace was erected during the reigns of Shah Abbas Safavid I and II in the 11th century AH, in the vast premises and garden. This highly reputed structure comprises of a hall of...
Esfahan music teaching is one of the most famous Iranian schools of music, which has been blossomed in Safavid period, being the capital of monarch then. Due to the same fact one of the most famous...
This museum has been founded in the year 1966, and is located in the northern section of the Baq-e-Fin. The Late Seyed Mohammad Naqi Mostafavi, (an archeologist of the times), established the museum....
Abyaneh One of the most attractive to visit in iran is in the village of ABYANE , which was completely Zoroastrian right until the time of the intolerant Safavid Shah Isma'eel I in whose...
Aran Va Bidgol has a dry and warm climate. The founder of the former was Aran Ebne Qasan. Whereas, Bibi Gol, daughter of a Mongol commander was responsible for the construction of the latter. This...
