Bandar Abbas, Iran
Bandar Abbas Vishnu Temple
This Hindu temple in Iran is a testament to the country's long history of trade with India.
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Bandar Abbas, Iran
This Hindu temple in Iran is a testament to the country's long history of trade with India.
Tehran, Iran
Iran's "Rose Garden Palace," built during 131 years of rule by Qajar kings, consists of 17 stunning structures.
Qom, Iran
One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.
Hamedan, Iran
This mosque turned crypt is an amazing display of Persian-Islamic architecture.
Neyshabur, Iran
The beautifully designed resting place of Iran's national poet is a masterpiece of modern Persian architecture.
Iran
This remote mountain shrine is one of the most sacred Zoroastrian temples remaining in the world.
Tabriz, Iran
The largest covered bazaar in the world.
Tehran, Iran
One of the world's largest shopping malls covers an area of 15 million square feet—and it's still set to grow.
Kish, Iran
This steamship has been beautifully rusting off the coast of an Iranian island since the 1960s.
Isfahan, Iran
The cathedral stands in New Jufa, Isfahan's Armenian quarter that was established in 1606.
Tehran, Iran
A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.
Iran
Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs.
Tabriz, Iran
Colorful mineral deposits turn these mountains into an Impressionist fantasy.
Meymand, Iran
This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.
Viyar, Iran
Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.
Ramhormoz, Iran
Leaking natural gas never stops burning on this hill, making it an infinite inferno.
Tehran, Iran
This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.
Isfahan, Iran
This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture
Yazd, Iran
Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.
Shiraz, Iran
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
Iran
The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.
Shiraz, Iran
A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.
Sirjan, Iran
Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.
Saryazd, Iran
This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.