Since there is no Isfahan city threads, I decided to start one.

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:D esfahan makes me happy from inside :)

Isfahan Nesveh Jahan big time ;)

Yeah isfahan is like a museum.

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Check out this great panorama:
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yea, do that, but i bet that isfahan has changed a lot from 3-4 years ago. i went there this summer and it is so modern and clean and beautiful!

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if any of u go to esfahan...the Shah Abbas hotel is a must...or Abbasi as they call it now...

i stayed with my family there for a week in the Shah's old suite....its amazing.

one warning....its very religious.....
big bache mullah community...they study there apparently..
and also a big armenian community...visited one of their churches...had one of the smallest Bibles in the world.

a beautiful city.x

isfahan is not as religous as you guys say it is :bash:

i was there this summer, i didnt see any mullahs!

i think you guys are getting qom and isfahan mixed up. qom is where the mullah university is at and where everyone is chadori.

http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0601228031162421.htm
An Iranian daily wrote on Sunday the first Iranian private museum is to be inaugurated on the occasion of World Museum Day on May 18 in Isfahan.

The museum, which is being established by factory owner Hossein Hosseinpanah, will feature collections of rare Iranian and foreign books, stamps and wrist watches, the English-language daily 'Iran News' noted quoting Mehr News Agency (MNA).

Radios, phonographs, phonograph records of the world's musical masterpieces, matches, cigarettes, lighters, earthenware, crystal dishes, bells, and an archive of texts of lectures delivered by famous people will be shown in the museum, Iran News noted quoting Mehr News Agency (MNA).

The 45-year-old Hosseinpanah used his pocket money to collect stamps as a child and later became an antique collector.

He is establishing the museum in a beautiful old house called the riest's House in the stone masons' neighborhood in Isfahan's Jolfa district, said the article.

"The renovation process of the house is almost complete and I hope to open the museum on schedule," he said according to the article.

He named the museum "The Hidden Paradise in Priest's House", explaining that the true owners of this museum will be the visitors, who should take advantage of this cultural heritage.

He expressed hope that Isfahan would one day have at least 50 private museums, saying "Isfahan is itself a rich museum. Each house has at least one or two precious antiques which could be put on display by the owners.

isfahan is not as religous as you guys say it is :bash:

i was there this summer, i didnt see any mullahs!

i think you guys are getting qom and isfahan mixed up. qom is where the mullah university is at and where everyone is chadori.


The "Chahar Bagh" theological school in Esfehan is famous. :sleepy:

i think im in denial...:dunno:

isfahan is not as religous as you guys say it is :bash:

i was there this summer, i didnt see any mullahs!

i think you guys are getting qom and isfahan mixed up. qom is where the mullah university is at and where everyone is chadori.

listen, esfahan is the kinda place where they wont let a woman by herself get into a taxi. and there are mullahs.....x

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Khajoo bridge:
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the shaking minaret:

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Traditional tea house:

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Naqshe jahan sq:

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Chehel sotun palace:

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The river front
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Esfahan and Her Sisters/ St. Petersburg, Russia

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As the first step towards such relations, on May 7, 1989 Esfahan signed a sister city agreement with Xian, a historical city in central China, an experience which has then repeated for seven more times with cities like Barcelona in Spain.

Because of common historical and cultural backgrounds, ancient cities worldwide, may sometimes issue a kind of decentralized relation via signing an agreement of “Sister City” which normally entails the deployment of expertise delegations to benefit from each other’s experiences in different fields.

As the first step towards such relations, on May 7, 1989 Esfahan signed a sister city agreement with Xian, a historical city in central China, a successful experience for Esfahan which has then repeated for seven more times with Barcelona in Spain, Florence in Italy, St Petersburg in Russia, Iasi in Romania, Freiburg in Germany, Yerevan in Armenia, and Havana in Cuba.

According to sister city agreements, the involved cities cooperates in different fields including cultural and social context, civilization, etc. Esfahan has received numerous delegations from her sister cities so far, which have been the origin of lots of changes for better in this historical city.

St. Petersburg, the forth sister of Esfahan

The sister city agreement between Esfahan and St. Petersburg was signed on May 2, 1999 in Esfahan to make St Petersburg the forth official city sister of Esfahan after Xian in China, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Florence in Italy.

The initial agreement of sister cities was signed by Krishanov, deputy governor of St Petersburg province and Mohammad Ali Javadi, Esfahan’s then mayor, as representatives of two cities.

This agreement was subsequently followed by the detailed agreement of sister cities in eight articles which was signed by Valentina Matuienko, the governor of St Petersburg province representing the Russian part and Seied Morteza Saghaian Nejad, the mayor of Esfahan representing the Iranian part.

In the final agreement, both parts, namely Esfahan municipality and the local government of St Petersburg from Russian federation, expressed their intentions for friendship and goodwill between the two cities as well as maximizing their economic, Industrial, technical, and cultural potentials through bilateral collaborations.

The eight consisting articles of the final agreement concern the issues of mutual trust, development of financial and commercial co-operations, joint execution of various industrial plans, collaboration between the commerce chambers of both parts as well as institutes and companies, improvement of co-operations between travel agencies, joint exhibition setting up, establishing bilateral relations between organizations, societies, and scientific and technical institutes, and cooperation between sport teams.

In her speech before signing the sister city agreement in Esfahan city hall, Valentina Matuienko, the governor of St Petersburg, indicated, “Esfahan and St Petersburg have a lot of similarities in cultural and historical aspects.” She added, “Both cities come to the decision to sign the sister city agreement due to the success in their previous experience of co-operations.”

“St Petersburg possesses extensive economic facilities as well as big potentials and has attracted lots of foreign companies for investment,” said Matuienko while noting that this city is not only an industrial and cultural hub but also is a political capital of the region.

Pointing out the obstacles faced St Petersburg in constructing its subway network, she asserted that their long and invaluable experience in this field could be beneficial for Esfahan local authorities who were seeking a solution to minimize the undesirable effects of subway crossing the historical context of the city.

In the same meeting, Saghaian Nejad, the mayor of Isfhan also emphasized the numerous similarities between the two cities especially in cultural, social, and economic aspects and said that the agreement affiliated the two countries and a new chapter in their bilateral relations was opened. He asserted, “Considering the wide range of common interests of Iran and Russia, the development of friendly bilateral relations is of utmost importance for both countries.”

Familiarization with St Petersburg

St Petersburg was founded by Peter the great in 1703 in northwest of Russian Federation on the Nova river estuary to Finland gulf. The city now covers an area of approximately 607 square kilometers which exceeds 1439 square kilometers when taking its suburbs and outskirt into account.

St Petersburg is consisted of 42 islands which are connected to each other by 560 bridges. Some of these bridges are parted open during night time to allow shipping on Nova River. The climatic condition is harshly cold and the temperature is only suitable to a certain degree in June and July.

At the outset of Russian Bolshevik revolution in 1917, this city was named Petrograd (City of Peter), but when Lenin died the city was renamed to Leningrad (City of Lenin), a name which remained unaltered until the decline of Soviet Union in 1991 when its name changed to the original “St Petersburg”.

The main architectural icons of the city are made of stone and one can find lots of marvelous landscape and attractions around the city including Peter and Paul Fortress. The original purpose of the fortress was to defend the land newly acquired from the Swedes. However, its main use up to 1917 was as a political prison and the first inmate was Peter's own son Alexey, who was followed by other notables such as Dostoevsky, Gorky, Trotsky and Lenin's older brother, Alexander. Pushkin, a renowned Russian novelist was also buried in this city.

St Petersburg cathedral, Tsar palaces, and beautiful museums including Hermitage museum which is situated just off the river, are among other attractions of the city.

Through the history of the city, St Petersburg has been always the first and the foremost centre for oriental studies in Russia. The education of eastern languages commenced in Russia in 1804 while the first Arabic and Persian language faculty in St Petersburg University was inaugurated in 1818. By the establishment of Oriental Studies College in 1855, new classes titled as Pashto, Persian Literature, Avestan, and ancient Persian, were initiated in which Solomon, a famous Russian academician and expert in Iranian studies used to teach Pahlavi, Avestan, and basics of Iranian languages for over 40 years from 1876 to 1916. Later on, in 1916 a totally separate section was dedicated to Persian Literature in this university.

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Esfahan and Her German Sister

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Regarding the common historical and cultural backgrounds, historical cities tend to form a mutual relation through signing so-called sisterhood agreements and sending expert teams for using each other’s experiments.

Regarding the common historical and cultural backgrounds, historical cities tend to form a mutual relation through signing so-called sisterhood agreements and sending expert teams for using each other’s experiments.

In 7th of May 1989, Esfahan took the first step in the field with signing a sisterhood agreement with the city of Shian in China, which was followed with the same action with 7 other cities, namely Barcelona in Spain, Florence in Italy, Saint Petersburg in Russia, Yash in Romania, Freiburg in Germany, Yerevan in Armenia, and Havana in Cuba.

According to these agreements, the aforementioned cities will cooperate in several fields including cultural, social and civil ones. Since then, Esfahan has welcomed numerous delegates from her sister cities, a strategy which has led to positive transformations in the old city.

Esfahan, the first Moslem sister of Freiburg

The sisterhood agreement between Esfahan and Freiburg was signed in 28th of October 2000. With a 200-thousand population, the German city of Freiburg is an industrial and tourist centre in Germany. Freiburg’s mayor, Dr. Ralf Bume, describes the city as follows:

“Freiburg people are famous for their hospitality and that is why tourists coming here feel at home. Beautiful monuments, churches, student life style, and most importantly, its rich culture have had a deep impact on everybody.”

Esfahan is considered the 9th sister of Freiburg and it’s most populated one, with a population of 1.5 million people. The sisterhood agreement between Esfahan and Freiburg is the first sisterhood agreement between 2 Iranian and German cities.

The main goal in Freiburg sisterhood agreement with Esfahan is to support the reformation procedure in Iran and helping the institutionalization of democracy. Furthermore, Esfahan with its brilliant historical background has been one of the most important tourist attractions for foreign tourists.

After World War II, Freiburg signed numerous sisterhood agreements with cities such as Innsbruck in Austria, Padoa in Italy, and Gildford in UK. With the changes in the global political atmosphere during the Cold War, Freiburg decided to extend her sisterhood with cities all over the world and to play an improving role. With this goal in mind, Freiburg signed a sisterhood agreement with Matsuyama in Japan, and Madison in the US. It should be noted that Esfahan is the first sister of Freiburg in the world of Islam.

In the downtown of Freiburg, there is a cathedral dating back to 700 years ago with a height of 116 meters. Though the belfries of other churches in the city are older, dating back to the Middle Ages, the belfry of the Freiburg cathedral is considered the most beautiful one in the world of Christianity. The biggest museums of the city were established in 1920-3 and are comprised of masterpieces by great painters like Heins Beldung. The contemporary art museum in Freiburg was constructed in 1985 and belongs to the city's municipality.

In the Town Hall and other public places, there are centers offering information about Freiburg and her sisters. Providing tours, granting scholarships, and residential facilities are some of the activities sister cities do. Mutual cultural cooperation is another effort for making a closer contact between the cities. For instance, theatrical and musical groups of Granada, Innsbruck and Padoa performed some interesting programs in Freiburg a while ago.

The cooperation between sister cities also includes economic dimensions. According to an agreement between Esfahan and Freiburg, the latter is responsible for the renewal of Esfahan transportation system and the construction of structures specially designed for solar energy.

Source: http://www.iranchamber.com/podium/history/040412_isfahan_the_second_heaven.php


Isfahan, The Second Heaven
By: Dr. R. Abouei


Famous Iranian poem: Go to Isfahan to experience the second heaven

ith increasing populations almost 20 smaller settlements gradually formed a unified Isfahan during the sixth and seventh centuries. The city has experienced many changes as capital of two great Islamic Empires: Seljukid and Safavid. These changes clearly show the regularity of the urban structure operating during this period. Although the city was the result of two immense urban plans in the eleventh and seventeenth centuries the golden age of Isfahan was in the Safavid era, particularly from 1587 to 1736. In fact, the seventeenth century is portrayed as a period of movement leading to a second period of urban planning in Isfahan towards the end of the century. The city development, to the south of old city, was the most important planned city in Iran which is still considered an outstanding example of urban planning. This regular structure provided the armature on which imperial Isfahan developed especially in the southern extension of the city.

Among the cities of Iran, Isfahan holds an extremely distinguished place, originating in its emergence during the Sassanid period before the birth of Islam. During the reign of Shah Abbas, the new square of the city, a wide straight thoroughfare, the new quarters and the complicated networks of bazaars are the four strongest points for evolution of Isfahan which is described briefly in the paper. Also, the paper provides briefly a chronological and morphological framework to survey the development of the city in seventeenth century of Iran.

Old and New City Centres
Isfahan is situated in a fertile and well-watered area, with a river named the Zayandeh-Roud River flowing through it. Under the name Jay Isfahan appears as a garrison town of the Sassanid period, and in early Islamic times it consisted of two big settlements: Yahudiyeh and Shahrestan (Jay or Gaba). According to historian Balazari it seems that Yahudiyeh and Jey were two important settlements in central Iran in 637. Gradually, with increasing population towns and villages including Forsan, Yavan, Sonbolan, Jey and Yahudiyeh formed a unified Isfahan. A noteworthy city in Sasanid times, Isfahan passed to the Islamic Empire in the mid-seventh century and served as a capital for the province named Gabal or Al-Jibal. According to historian Ibn-e-Rosteh the province included 2300 cities, towns, and villages irrigated with the river Zayande-Roud. His text discusses an extraordinary system as well as a good management plan regarding the allocating of water resources for the province cities.

In the eighth century, Isfahan was witness to the establishment of a new mosque in the town of Yavan. There was a small mosque in Jey before that and the local ruler decided to transfer the religious, commercial, and administrative centres of the city from Jey to the north. Gradually, the residential centres of the city were formed around the mosque. Naser Khosrow, poet and the famous Iranian travel writer, described the city when he arrived in Isfahan on 25th June 1052:

The city has a strong and tall rampart including many gates and fortifications. There are many rivers as well as the nice and tall buildings including a magnificent Friday Mosque which was built in the city centre. According to the records, the total length of the city wall is three and half Farsangs [approx. 14 miles]. I saw many bazaars including one bazaar which 200 moneychangers were working there as well as an alley named Kutaraz consist of fifty caravanserais. Naser Khosro described Isfahan as Persia's most fertile, perfect and beautiful city.

About twenty years later in 1072, Malik Shah was crowned as the Sultan of Seljuk and moved the capital of the Seljukid Empire from Ray (in the south of modern Tehran) to Isfahan. The Seljukid Empire stretched from the shores of the Mediterranean up to the Central Asian Mountains, and Isfahan was the capital of this great territory. In the late eleventh century, the city became one of the most famous cities of Islam and could rival other important Islamic cities such as Baghdad and Cairo.

The city's most splendid time began in 1598 when Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629) decided to make it his capital and rebuilt it into one of the largest cities of the world. Previously, the old central square of the city lay besides the old Friday Mosque dating back to at least 1200 years and was believed to have been built on the site of Zoroastrian fire temple. Gradually, royal urban planners under Shah Abbas created the new heart of the city to the south of the old city centre named Naghsh-e-Jahan square, an open space between the older Seljukid city centre and the river. The considerable size of the square is about 1700 feet in length and 520 feet in width.

Rather, the royal planners sketched out a plan that would run from the new city centre to the old square including the complicated networks of bazaars, porticoes and many caravanserais which were built during the reign of Shah Abbas. Around the new square, Shah Abbas created the noted six-storey palace named Ali-Qapu which dominates the eastern side of the new square. On the east of the square was built the Sheikh Lotfollah mosque and in the north of the square was the entrance to the Royal bazaar, the Qaysariyah. Also, the new Friday Mosque was created in the south of the square, one of the masterpieces of world architecture. The new square was used for holding festivals, markets and games of polo. Today, the original goal posts are still in the place. The square was completely surrounded by more than two hundred handicrafts shops on the ground floor and the second floor had been allocated for travellers and periodic ceremonial uses.

Towards the South
Gradually, under Shah Abbas, the city was embellished with many fine gardens, bridges, buildings, and roads notably the avenue named Chahar-Bagh which means literally Four Gardens. In 1602, the planners proposed the avenue between the river and the royal gate (Darvazeh-Dowlat) which was extended up towards the south of the city in 1620s. Besides these splendid constructions four urban quarters were created under Shah Abbas named Royal, New Julfa, Abbas-Abad, and Gabrian. At its zenith, under Shah Abbas the Great Isfahan had a population of about 600,000 making it one of the world's largest cities of the time. It may be concluded that the city centre smoothly developed to the south by respecting many historical buildings and the urban fabric which were created in previous eras. Also, the city development policy was concerned for the welfare of the people and sensitively considered the balance between people's day to day necessities and the potential of the existing natural resources.

Si-o-Sepol

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Isfahan’s Si-o-Sepol (the Thirty-Three Bridge) is a unique construction from the Safavid era (1501-1736 AD) and is located toward the end of Chahar Baq Abbasi Street in the city of Isfahan. This gorgeous bridge was constructed with mortar and brick over Zayandehrood River during the reign of Shah Abbas I, the first Safavid king, in order to connect the northern parts of Isfahan to its southern areas. Beautifully designed arches and the entrances of Si-o-Sepol Bridge are among its most notable features. Zayandehrood River has long been regarded as a holly river, a fact which has added to the historic significance of the Si-o-Sepol Bridge. In fact, UNESCO’s insistence to register the Chahar Baq Street together with this bridge in its List of World Heritage Sites is due to the importance of this Safavid bridge from a historic perspective.

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The longest bridge of Isfahan, Pol-e Alahverdi Khan is a unique masterpiece of Iranian architecture
which was built by our great Georgian hero, Alahverdi Khan!

A Seventeenth-Century Painting:

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Isfahan has thousands of monuments and then comes Shiraz, right?

Well, the two are different. Shiraz is an older city, which has more anciet architecture (such as Persepolis, etc.), and has some great Iranians greats that lived in the city in the early conquest of Islam in Iran. Isfahan is newer and has relatively newer architcture (in the past 1000 years). It has more stuff b/c it was the capital of Iran for centuries in recent history.

In short, the two cities are both great, and are different :)

Physic Olympiad

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And here is my favorite:

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(a Certain someone in the USA is not very happy about this picture!)

what is that long bridge like structure going through the river?

^^ which pic?

i just love the beauty of architecture in esfahan.remind people the glory of safavid dynasty..

this one!! what is this?



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That is syose pol, Isfahan's most famous bridge.

That is syose pol, Isfahan's most famous bridge.

nice i thought it was a dam!

it also acts like a dam

same with the Khajoo bridge that is down stream.

Borjhaye Kabootar Khane

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I hate CNN, but a friend sent me this video and it's very interesting, about foreign tourists in Esfahoon:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2007/08/01/raman.iran.isfahan.cnn

albate, daramade Esfahoonia bishtar she be maha chi mirese? harchi pooleshoon bishtar bashe khasistar mishan :lol:
na vali jeddi, kheili khoobe ke baz inaro neshoon midan. akhe iran ghodrate resanei nadare nesbat be ina. ta hala ham ke hamash azamoon bad migan zalil mordeha :D, vali belakhare ye kari ham dorost anjam dadan cnniha :)

Esfahan (Isfahan) - اصفهان

There is a Tehran thread, a Tabriz, Shiraz and Mashhad thread, but Esfahan doesn't have its own thread. It's time that it did! Isfahan has been designated by UNESCO as a world heritage city. It contains a wide range of Islamic Architectural styles ranging from the 11th century (C.E.) to the 19th. It is the heart of Islamic Iranian culture.

Here are some recent photos of Esfahan where it snowed and the river froze over!

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The frozen river

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One of Esfahan's many historic bridges

it snowed? i thought only north part of iran snows

tabriz, tehran, mashaid

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:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

YouTube - Tehrani girl and Isfahani guy - دختر تهرانی و پسر اصفهانی (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptZ23n_eXqw)

I hope one day Esfahan would become more known than Tehran just like how Toronto is more famous than Ottawa :D

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Esfehan Bazaar
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Inside Shah mosque
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All pics from flickr

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Chehel Sotun
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:drool:
^^Isfahan is amazing! It's an art musuim itself!:)

2 Memories too tell, Do you know how it costs for two ppl to stay in one room in during off-peak period in Hotel Kosar for a night? the answer is 150,000 toman:ohno:

I was over hearing that one of the horse riders in Square saying "i placed a hood over the head of the horse and i Hit the horse until i sweated " I felt so sorry for the poor horse :ohno:

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Tehran-Esfahan highway
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zayandeh river
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^^ lovely pix. Thank you :)

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^^these are what i wanna see in Isfahan:okay:

^^ me too :yes:


^^ lovely pix. Thank you :)

You're welcome :)

I'm sorry, but I can't find a thread on Isfahan anywhere, so I thought it was not made yet. If it wasn't made, I'm surprised it wasn't made yet. so here is some of the beautiful city, the majesty of persian culture: Esfahan (formally known as "Sepahan" in ancient times.)

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I don't particularly like the music in this vid, it doesn't mach it and it sounds more egyptian than Perisan, but its a good vid anyway.
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Abbasi Hotel. I would love to have a night stay here:

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Esfahan "Nesfeh Jahan!" (Isfahan) - اصفهان http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=793892

If you're not sure that a thread of something is already made or not then check this out:

Find a Thread Fast; Photo Destinations In Iran
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338071

Recent photos of Esfahan


Anyone heard the recent news about Zayandeh Rud's water becoming less and less? Well it's no longer empty with the help of snow & rain storms Iran is getting!

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Esfahan airport

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Abbasi Hotel

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very good pictures, thank you. I even heard that some could play football in the river. I hope it rains more, so it remains full of water all the year. Before the rainings the government said that Iran has 30% less water than it needs, but now after the raining's they have 24% less. They said that this year there were about 60% less raining than two years ago.

Isfahan city is really very nice, very beautiful :) thanks for those photos :okay:

very good pictures, thank you. I even heard that some could play football in the river. I hope it rains more, so it remains full of water all the year. Before the rainings the government said that Iran has 30% less water than it needs, but now after the raining's they have 24% less. They said that this year there were about 60% less raining than two years ago.

there was more rain and snow these year in tehran also
even floods in ghom...

^^Yes, that's very good. All over Iran rained and snowed more than last year, for example yesterday it snowed in Mashhad. But unfortunately there were also 2-3 deaths because of the floods ( I think in Qom).

^^Yes, that's very good. All over Iran rained and snowed more than last year, for example yesterday it snowed in Mashhad. But unfortunately there were also 2-3 deaths because of the floods ( I think in Qom).

i hope it is good for the crops even though iran use a lot of irrigation there is sometimes not enough water...

in ghom they try to save some people with a bulldozer instead of helicopter and it sank :lol: (but those people still lived alhamdolellah)

^^ yes they often use a bulldozer, but not helicopter, but one of the reasons is that they have a pretty small number of helicopters for this purposes.. . I ask myself why didn't it snow much in winter, but now in spring there is snowing and raining a lot - is it because of the world warming and it's consequences or is it normal?
The government said recently that if the the weather continues raining (but not as much as the last 2 weeks) as the weather forecast has proposed, this year will be a very good year for the crops.

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Khaju Bridge

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Rally outside the city :rock:

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^^ OMG, thats like a safari or something.

Yes :) They should have more of these

By Pedramatic
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Ninalngenkamp's visit to Esfahan:
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Church of Bethlehem
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Teahouse
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^^ beautiful!

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Vank Cathedral

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Shah Abbas hotel

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Inside Shah Abbas hotel
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Si-o se pol
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Jameh mosque
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One day I will visit Iran!!!! Here a mexican in love with Iran!!!!! Keep this cities great and beautiful!!!!!

One day I will visit Iran!!!! Here a mexican in love with Iran!!!!! Keep this cities great and beautiful!!!!!

nos encantaría que tú visitaras :)

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Awesome photo Shapoor :)

^^ Yes, amazing shot :)

Nothing better than having tea in Shah sqaure
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Abbasi Hotel
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Traditional teahouse
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Vank Church
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Zayandeh rud
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Vank Cathedral

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Isfahan is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Thank you for sharing this photos with us and please continue sharing.

Awesome photo indeed...
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What is those above? I am talking about those in the plate...

Awesome photo indeed...

What is those above? I am talking about those in the plate...

Tea and biscuits. Iranians are HUGE tea drinkers. We drink tea at least 5 times a day, and thats only on regular days, if you have guests it can go anywhere up to 8 times a day.

Actually those are pastry sweets

Actually those are pastry sweets

khob halaaa, that's what I meant ;)

^ ok :p


Esfahan in summer

Source: Alan & Flora Bottin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-flora_botting/)g from flickr

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Abbasi hotel

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Actually those are pastry sweets
Thanks @Shapoor because they dont look like biscuits :)

Thanks a lot for lovely pics of lovely city.

You're welcome :cheers:



New angle of Shah Abbas square

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^^Breathtaking! Should we use that for the banner

^ It's a great photo but I don't think users will like historical buildings unless it's some super amazing shot. I'll be looking for suitable Esfahan banners though

New bridges of Esfahan


Mirza Kuchak Khan

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Najvan Bridge

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Unfortunately Zayandeh Rud river is still dried out

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Birds Garden bridge

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^^ Mirza Kuchak khan bridge looks very nice, if only there was some actual water running through below.

i know that bridge. :P ive been there in 2006

Wow nice bridges.....

why exactley is it dry.it is because of lack of rain....if so then it will always remain dry.

^^ I've heard in summer time they shift the water and divert it to cities nearby that lack water and by end of summer they let it flow again...

A year or so ago I heard wastage from factories were directed into Zayandeh Rood, there where pictures of dead fish...

has Isfahan connected to Shiraz by rail yet?

^^ Not really. :( They made a big play about opening the line just before the elections for some propaganda. This was done hurridly before even any stations or facilities had been built. But they did such a botched job that the rails buckled because they probably werent laid properly. See the discussion with pics here - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=397034&page=10

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Chehel Sotun

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Left: Esfahan Bazaar | Right: Khaju Bridge

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Si-o Se Pol bridge

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Abbasi Hotel

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Magnificent, Do u know what effect they used in this image

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^ I think it's sepia

Zayandeh Rud

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Khajou restoration becomes destructive
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:16:29 GMT

The restoration being carried out on Isfahan's Khajou Bridge is but a few steps from ruining the ancient structure that dates to the 17th century.

Khajou Bridge, built in the 1650s, is the most famous bridge in Isfahan, and possibly even the whole of Iran. The bridge has witnessed numerous travelers passing since the 17th century.

Khajou Bridge stands tall on the foundations of an even older bridge.

The bridge has undergone some restoration during the past month, undertaken by the Water and Sewage Organization and the Municipality of Isfahan. The restoration process, however, seems to have become destructive.

“The restoration project has entailed replacement of some historical stones with new ones which is not wise or authentic in fact,” Isfahan MP Hassan Kamran told Mehr News Agency.

“Each one of these ancient stones has a message. The structure must be restored and its message must be protected from becoming forgotten over time,” he insisted.

The bridge has 23 arches. It measures 105 meters long and is 14 meters wide. It also functions as a weir; the downstream side forms a series of steps that carries water to a much lower level.

Some steps in the stairs to Khajou Bridge have been replaced with new stones. Experts are concerned, questioning if the innovation works as well as the original.

link:http://presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=101238&sectionid=351020108

They destroy everything....and they don't matter if it is a historical building which can't be undone so easily....:bash:

Zayandeh rud, when it's dry like desert:wallbash::wallbash::cry::cry::mad2: :ohno:

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:bash: :ohno: :hm:
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Pigeon Towers in Isfahan...Must see with English Subtitle

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^^ Interesting video alitezar, thanks for posting the link :)

^^ You're welcome Chris :)

There is a very beautiful "small village" near esfahan
more pics at http://www.jamejamonline.ir/pics.aspx?newsnum=100918591556


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Aerial pictures of Esfahan

Naghshe Jahan square on the left - The second largest square in the world
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Zayandeh Rud and its famous bridges

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Abbasi Hotel on the right

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Left: Naghshe Jahan and Chehel Sotun - Right: Vahdat park

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Left: Seyyed mosque - Right: Khaju bridge

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^^great pics!:)

Esfahan, truly one of the most amazing cities in the world. I really hope Esfahanis ant outsiders realize this and don't ruin it by building 30 story buildings that don't go with the city's look.

More aerials

Right: Vank Cathedral and the Armenian New Jolfa district

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Left: Esfahan Mosalla (2006 progress)

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AMAZING !!!!

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:cheers:

wow great pictures

good news guys.......they have opended the dam and waters running through zayande rood again.:banana:

Amazing night photo of this structure @Mikou
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:)

^^
thanks ! very beautiful !
Esfahan = Florence of the MENA ! :)

Esfahan = Florence of the MENA ! :)
That is the meaning of the word "Esfahan"?

Singing In 'Pole Khaju' Khaju Bridge


ل خواجو یکی از اصلی ترین محلهای گردهمایی افراد است و عصر هنگام می توان صدای آوازخوانی پیرمردان هنردوست اصفهانی را از زیر پل شنید.

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^^Sweet very nice

That is the meaning of the word "Esfahan"?

"Esfahan" comes from the Middle Pahlavi Persian name of the city "Spahan," which means "the soldiers" making the meaning the "city of soldiers." Upon the Islamic/Arab expansion the pronunciation changed. In standard Arabic there is no "p" so arabs could not pronounce "Spahan" so it was from then on called "Esfahan."

Great find Sina, those are some quality black and whites. This one's my favourite, makes you feel the echo:

Singing In 'Pole Khaju' Khaju Bridge
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I found more:)

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"Esfahan" comes from the Middle Pahlavi Persian name of the city "Spahan," which means "the soldiers" making the meaning the "city of soldiers." Upon the Islamic/Arab expansion the pronunciation changed. In standard Arabic there is no "p" so arabs could not pronounce "Spahan" so it was from then on called "Esfahan."
OK i got it :)

Allready i have said that i have a friend from my work, who went to Isfahan and in other cities in Iran. That guy has taken a lot of pictures...
I will going to ask him, if still has those photos. If yes, is there a problem to post them here by me?

No problem at all. Just give credit to him when posting, that's all.

No problem at all. Just give credit to him when posting, that's all.
O.K. :okay:

Just beautiful; I really, really want to visit!

Isfahan looks very cool.:okay:

meydane naqhshe jahan , esfahan!:)
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Is It possible to get pictures of the streets alleys koocheh khiaboon etc of esfahan. ? just normal pics that show the actually city

google earth panoramio pics ^^

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wonderfull new building, safavid architecture should be dominant in esfahan

Some panoramas

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Very nice photo updates from Isfahan :)

Analog photos of Vank cathedral and a tea house. :drool:

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Lots of old photos from Esfahan. These are photos from a wonderful book called "Portrait Photographs from Isfahan, Faces in Transition, 1920-1950" by Parisa Damandan
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Taking a photo next to portrait of Reza Shah :)
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These are actually Polish refugees in Iran
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Armenian immigrants, as the caption says
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Beautiful old house. I wonder if it still exists?
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Is that an AFRICAN man on the far right?
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Pics from "Portrait Photographs from Isfahan, Faces in Transition, 1920-1950" continued

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Tazieh (passion play) actors, I think for Ashura
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I'm guessing these are some of the first followers of the Baha'i Faith in Esfahan
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I have no idea what this is, but I know the thing he is doing with his finger has a lot of significance in Zoroastrianiasm, and I think in Sufism. He could be a Zoroastrian, but then he also kind of looks like a Sufi dervish
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This woman is a prostitute
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Islamic Architecture Imam Mosque Isfahan Iran

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Some aerials over Esfahan
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Fruit seller in Esfahan bazaar -- very beautiful part of the bazaar
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http://riowang.blogspot.com/2008/03/happy-new-year-persia.html

^ that is an amazing picture, the blue old bike beside an old torren brick and cent wall, stroke of sunshine, man its nice

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great photos hal dad

Great photos, but I feel sorry for people with slow internet connection if they ever try and load this page. Images per post and posts per page should be a consideration.

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finally some street level pics!!

looks nice and the boutique one is nice, never knew clarkes had branches in iran

looking at the first two pics, the streets are clean and theres no garbage, but man it would look 200 times better if they had none of those colourful plaques and signs and huge store headings hanging!! lol

hichi no nadarim?

By DSLEWIS

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raini day in esfahan
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The best thing about these is that the Chinese have difficulty in mass producing them and send them to Iran. Cause they break easily. Unlike other Iranian handicraft which is made in China.

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Esfahan is so beautiful in the spring. Zayande Rood is full and the weather isn't too hot yet. Lovely city with great people.

chehel sotun palace from the safavid era, it means "forty columned palace" but there is only 20, because the 20 are reflected in the pool infront, it makes 40! :) persian tricks http://media.farsnews.com/Media/8802/ImageReports/8802290149/1_8802290149_L600.jpg
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^ those are so beautiful,I like them,Thanks Soroush 4 sharing

artists visit of vank cathedral and esfahans bird garden

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the life giving river thirsty for life
http://www.farsnews.net/imgrep.php?nn=9003240533
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cool mosque in some random village in esfahan
http://www.irna.ir/Display.aspx?NID=030430690
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900324/1008208/N1008208-1712573.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900324/1008208/N1008208-1712583.jpg

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I think there were some projects for saving the river.any news about the progress or what they r doing exactly?

saving?
I thought they had dammed the Zayande rud?

if they dam they will dam it AFTER it passes Isfahan city.they aint that dumb.those bridges r nice while they have water under them
I'm sure there were some projects going on to save it but idk how its going and what it is exactly

if they dam they will dam it AFTER it passes Isfahan city.they aint that dumb.those bridges r nice while they have water under them
I'm sure there were some projects going on to save it but idk how its going and what it is exactly

:lol:
lol didn't think about that one

they just do it to destroy all good things about iran, just like how they destroyed everything else

^^ i dont agree with it.
no doubts there are some who prefer Iranian culture to be destroyed since they believe it has a conflict with the Islamic culture(which imo there isnt).BUT they are only max 10% of the gov and they can't do much.Even if they really didn't care,they would care about the economic issues.While Zayande river is dry,they need to provide water for some farms from their budget or lose them.Isfahan's attraction would decrease w.o the river and it may effect the tourism which tourism is a really important economical issue for every country

if they cared so much, they wouldnt of made the dam where it is

they wouldnt do many other things,they wouldnt rape and torture in prisons, they wouldnt kill , they wouldnt .....

they just do shit without calculations! because they dont care!

they care about their economy.the river drying is not positive to their economy

destruction of esfahan's bridges by stupid idiots thinking their cool
Source and More Photos:
http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1338509
http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1093450

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thank god many of them arnt carved in

can you still remove them on the bridges? stupid idiots!

yea but you know, it costs money, and by the time the municipality cleans it up itl take a while,

but the fact that some people do it in the first place is the actual problem

you would think that in a police state like Iran, shit like this would be preventable. Put a couple of rishoos down at the bridge, a couple of times a week, and you'll stop this from happening w/in a year.

I hate graffiti.

az lahaze farhangi hanuz kheili kar darim..

that is just spray it can be cleaned off easy, question is why hasnt it>?

jolfa quarter

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Julfa_armenischesViertel.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Julfa_armenischesViertel.JPG

btw who was the architect of chehel sotoun? and was sheikh bahai persian or was he lebanese?

age pasokh migin source bedin bi zahmat :)

Shah Abbas brings him to Iran from "jabal amele hor" which was in ottomans empire(modern Lebanon),which means he is originally Lebanese
for such stuff it's hard to find a source but I'll just mention mine.
>>My dad<< he has good history information

actually he moves to iran with is father at age 13 , he attends school in iran etc he was born in balbak, but the question is what were his roots, theres no info, and his father isnt mentioned much,

he might of been of iranian origin that returned to iran , valy hichi peyda nemishe

rasti chehel stutuno miduni ki sakhte? (memaresh ki bude)

idk chehel sotun..
then i guess shah abbas brings him to the capital(beharhal shah abas miaratesh tu sahne)

i did some research and found out that sheikh bahai actually didnt construct any of these lol , its was mostly mohamad esfahani beig and some other architect, bahai was more of a poet, and religious scholar

i have heard alot about bahai made the "menar jonban"
other stuff are made by Tabrizian architects which they were forced to go to Isfahan in the safavid's era.idk why they haven't displayed the name of the Tabrizian architects in the structures..

are menar jonban and the famous sheikh bahai bathhouse are his

they didnt force anyone. esme hishkiro ru sakhtemuna nazashtan (bejoz tako tuki az sakhtemunaye kuchik tar)
shah abbas az hame jaye iran honarmandaro avord va ba pulha va daramad haye anchenani inaro tashvigh kard rasm ina bekeshano besazan

karayi ke kardan fogholadas

there are a list of their names.they are clearly iranian turkic names
P.S. the buildings in Isfahan are made in an Iranian-Azeri way(they didn't build that way in Isfahan)
anyhow thats what I know.I may be wrong tho

baba who gives a crap? hala ya az tabrizan ya az mashhad ya az shirazo esfahano rashto ahvaz, mahand (mohem) ine ke iraniyeh

ive seen the names of the big architects of esfahan, theres nothing specifically "turkic" about them
there are a few from each corner of iran

certainly when shah abbas moved from qazvin he took many qazvini intellectuals as well
certainly they are mixed and from all parts of iran but its not mentioned usually wherr they are from , un zaman ham be in chiza kar nadashtan

and well the safavid style itself is a style, and again in general the basic layouts of safavid buildings can be found throughout iran

the one i think has a special tabriz touch is the emam ali (atiq square) mosque (the all brick one), reminds me alot of kabud cami

All photos by me - Spring 2010 -

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Speak at this spot and your voice will echo through the entire building
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great pics peykan! hope to see more

age dari street level ham bezar!

nd btw is it okay for u if i use some of these pics for the esfahan thread in the cityscapes section?

mashruteh house in esfahan


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absolutely beautiful architecture
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great pics peykan! hope to see more

age dari street level ham bezar!

nd btw is it okay for u if i use some of these pics for the esfahan thread in the cityscapes section?

You're more than welcome Soroush jan.

I don't have too many street level pics. You kind of avoid taking photos of the streets because the city has too many historical sites that overshadow
everything else.

And feel free to use the photos in the cityscapes section.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/arija1993/22427480.jpg?t=1312659248

Panoramio

some daro dahat around esfahan

the view is so mystical

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/6862000.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/6861959.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/6862032.jpg
by radimaybodi from panoramio
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6861959

residential building in esfahan

by omidka

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/33066944.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt%3D32.707289%26ln%3D51.636686%26z%3D2%26k%3D1%26a%3D1%26tab%3D1

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http://www.panoramio.com/photo/46981400

http://www.flickr.com/photos/62962354@N06/6050471943/sizes/l/in/set-72157627450428158/

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one of the issues with zayandeh roud is that the eastern part has some water but it is not enough to get through, its funny to see what people do with the water
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using it as a natural car wash :lol: (its sad in reality)
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the water is so clean
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industrial style ugly blue railing on a historical bridge :bash:
i think they should stone pave the bottom parts around the bridge's ground while its dry

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the dry parts,
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from
http://imna.ir/vglewv8e.jh8z7jrbbw9ij.2.html

isfahan under dust
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http://imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042431-r-b-025.jpg
http://imna.ir/vgldfo0o.yt0xsyl22xa6y.h.html

kuhe atashgah


an ancient zoroastrian fire temple on top of a small mountain/hill, it has amazing views of the city

http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-000.jpg
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http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-019.jpg
look at the base of the mountains ...

http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-020.jpg

http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-021.jpg
http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-023.jpg
http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-025.jpg
http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-024.jpg
http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-026.jpg
http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-027.jpg

http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-028.jpghttp://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-029.jpg
http://www.imna.ir/images/docs/000042/n00042608-r-b-030.jpg
http://www.imna.ir/vgljomex.uqe8yubff8szu.w.html

good to finally see some images showing the city's beauties instead of it's problems and complainings about it lol

^^ haha

esfahan from kouh sofe

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/11573608.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11573608

the outskirts of esfahan and one of its grave yards

takhte foolad cemetery

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/28759479.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15368800.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15368329.jpg

baba roknodin mausoleum

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15369595.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15369719
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/34432042.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/34432042

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15309932.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15309932

wish all esfahan had this architecture
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15308711.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15308711

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15308678.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15308678

jamee mosque

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15282517.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15282517

an old traditional house in esfahan

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/23240695.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23240695

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/44800555.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44800555

the river getting getting dryer and dryer

http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/06/23/133420951_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/06/23/133421811_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/06/23/133418498_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/06/23/133414983_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/06/23/133409405_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/06/23/133408483_PhotoL.jpg
http://www.farsnews.com/imgrep.php?nn=13900623000745

some pics from esfahan and around esfahan

http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-018.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-000.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-003.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-011.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-014.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-015.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-009.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000043/n00043455-r-b-008.jpg
http://imna.ir/vgljixex.uqetiubffvszu.w.html

Abbasi 5* hotel, the oldest hotel in the world.

http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/5/54/600x450.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/7/184/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/9/30/600x433.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/5/55/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/11/51/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/2/188.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/5/57/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/2/5/599x450.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/23/222/600x399.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/23/224/600x399.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/7/14/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/2/182/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/15/93/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/2/180/600x444.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/5/56/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/5/58/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/17/213/600x399.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/15/95/600x400.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/23/224/600x399.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/22/199/600x399.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/17/213/600x399.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/23/223/600x399.aspx
http://www.abbasihotel.ir/Gallery/photos/8/29/600x400.aspx

^^ Great!

still the best looking hotel in iran

truly amazing place

its really proper

i love the rooftop restaurant
they just need to renovate/update it a bit

http://imna.ir/images/docs/000046/n00046783-r-b-000.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000046/n00046783-r-b-001.jpghttp://imna.ir/images/docs/000046/n00046783-r-b-002.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000046/n00046783-r-b-014.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000046/n00046783-r-b-015.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000046/n00046783-r-b-016.JPG
http://imna.ir/vglhxqnk.23n-62yttifd2.u.html

Beautiful mosque.

http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-000.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-001.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-002.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-003.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-004.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-005.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-006.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-007.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-008.JPG

http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-013.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-014.JPG

http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-032.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-031.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-018.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-019.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-0020.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-0022.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-021.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-023.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-024.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-025.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-026.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-027.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-028.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-029.JPG
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000047/n00047417-r-b-030.JPG

http://www.jamejamonline.ir/Media/images/1390/08/16/L00858807737.jpg
loooooooooooool mardomo,zoghzade shodan hame

looool nadare baba

pas az hezar sal yavasyavas ab dare mirize tu zayande rooooddd :cheers:

it looks funny,khube baz har chand waght yebar baruno barf miad,arabaro midunestam migiran mirakhsan barfo barun mibinan,ama iraniha na.

water regives life to the life giving river!

http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180531328_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180530562_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180527421_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180528187_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180528968_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180525859_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180522640_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180523468_PhotoL.jpg
http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/16/13900816180524265_PhotoL.jpg
http://farsnews.com/imgrep.php?nn=13900816000392

jolfa neighborhood

http://www.beytoote.com/images/stories/iran/mo272157.jpg
http://www.behrah.com/photos_show.php?id=21174899
http://banki.ir/images/stories/jolfa.jpg
http://banki.ir/images/stories/jolfa2.jpg
http://banki.ir/images/stories/jolfa1.jpg
http://banki.ir/images/stories/jolfa3.jpg
http://files.myopera.com/tamasha/albums/335845/thumbs/IMG8ZBAQR78NI.jpg_thumb.jpg
http://www.behrah.com/photos_show.php?id=10379490
http://www.iranview.ir/image.aspx?imgid=828
http://aftab.ir/e_card/photos/IAC05044.jpg
http://ghalamonline1.persiangig.com/image/%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A91.jpg
http://www.contest.parsacity.com/index.php?view=image&format=raw&type=img&id=726&option=com_joomgallery&Itemid=28
http://www.beytoote.com/images/stories/iran/ESF68.jpg
http://www.pcparsi.com/uploaded/pc72853040aa339b0b247c10692abca084_vank20-752140.jpg
http://chehrehtalkh.blogfa.com/post-87.aspx

full flow of water :cheers:

http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900821/1011613/N1011613-1767730.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900821/1011613/N1011613-1767669.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900821/1011613/N1011613-1767741.jpg
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http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900821/1011613/N1011613-1767734.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900821/1011613/N1011613-1767670.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13900821/1011613/N1011613-1767671.jpg
http://www.irna.ir/Display.aspx?NID=030658537

The Imam Mosque in Esfahan:

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719253_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719250_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719248_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719246_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719249_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719247_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719245_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719244_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719242_orig.jpg
http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2011/11/719241_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/en/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1458206