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All that remains of a statue of
Reza Pahlavi Shah outside
the White Palace, Tehran |
A room inside the White
Palace with its French
furnishings |
Restaurants in the
Park-e Jamshideya area
of Tehran |
The Bagh-e Eram gardens
Shiraz |
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Shiraz. A tiled ceiling in
the entrance to the
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque |
A door knocker for the ladies... |
...and a knocker for the men |
The winter Prayer Hall,
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, Shiraz |
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| Water melon sellers, Shiraz |
Mirrored ceiling of the
Bagh-e Naranjestan, Shiraz |
A view of the Gardens |
The Arg-e Karim Khani
fortress, Shiraz |
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A selection of spices
and food flavourings |
Nun bread ready for the oven |
Kebabs galore! |
The remains of old bridges
on the way to Firuzabad |
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The Qal'ah-e Doktor
or Maidens Castle |
Qash'qaii nomads on the
move with their flocks |
Ardeshir's Palace
near Firazubad |
Some of the imposing
stonework of the Palace |
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| Some Qash'qaii women |
Busy spinning wool |
Some of the Qash'qaii tents |
The Qu'ran Gateway, Shiraz |
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| The "Gate of All Nations", Persepolis |
A view over the site of Persepolis |
The tomb of Artaxerxes II
set into the hillside |
Reliefs on the Apadana
Staircase, Persepolis |
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| Reliefs on the Apadana Staircase |
Reliefs on the Apadana Staircase |
Naqsh-e Rajab and
some Sassanian reliefs
from the 2ndC AD |
The tombs of Darius I and Artaxerzes I |
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The Aramgah-e (tomb)
of the poet, Hafez
in Shiraz |
The ceiling of the dome
over his tomb |
The tomb itself |
The surrounding gardens |
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The Aramgah-e (tomb)
of the poet, Sa'di, in Shiraz |
Tiling on the wall with some
of the poet's verses |
The Mausoleum of Shah-e
Cheraghor or
King of Light Mosque |
Inside the Mosque.
The wall and ceiling are
covered in mirror tiling |
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Esfahan. The Palace
of Eight Paradises |
'Stalactite' decoration
within the roof of the Palace |
The Chehel Sotun Palace or
Palace of Forty Columns |
A silk carpet salesman
Esfahan |
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