Overview Iran’s biblical tour is designed for those who want to travel through ancient Persia and see the biblical sites and where those events happened. See Esther, the Jewish queen of Iran who saved the Jews of the empire; Cyrus the Great, the saviour of Jews from Babylon; the Armenian districts and churches and more…
Introduction The National Museum of Iran, AKA the Iran Bastan Museum, is the first building in Iran specifically designed as a museum. It was designed by the French architect André Godard and finished in 1936. Its design was inspired by the famous arch of Taq-e Kasra in Ctesiphon. It is one of the famous examples…
Introduction The international airport of Shiraz is located just outside the city of Shiraz. This airport is the second airport in Iran regarding navigation equipment and electronics after Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran. Each year, millions of people travel to Iran through this airport to see Iran, the former Persian empire, firsthand. Shiraz International…
Pasargadae is 136 km north east of Shiraz and 75 km north east of Persepolis and is registered under UNESCO World heritage. It was registered under UNESCO world heritage in 2004 which shows its world wide value. Pasargadae is the first capital of Persian Tribes. The stone buildings were used for ceremonial purposes only. During…
Naghshe Rostam is 68 km north east of Shiraz and about 6 km from Persepolis. It is known as the royal necropolis. This place is registered under UNESCO World Heritage alongside Persepolis as well. In here we see remnants of three major dynasties in Iran: Elamites, Achaemenids and Sassanian Dynasties. The rock cut tombs of…
Persepolis is located 61 km north east of Shiraz. It is one of the four capitals of Achaemenid empire & is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Iran. It was founded by Darius the Great in 518 B.C and constructions were being carried out until 330 B.C. Besides here, they had three more…