The Land of the Great Sophy |
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Achaemenian Arab Archaeological arches architecture Bandar bazaar Bishapur blue brick building built Bushire capital caravanserais carpets carved Caspian centre century B.C. colour columns constructed court Darius decorated desert dome chamber doorway dynasty early east Elamite Elburz entrance excavated faïence mosaic Fath Ali Shah feet fire temple Friday Mosque garden Ghirshman Gulf Hamadan houses hundred Imam Imamzadeh inscription interior Iran Iranian Isfahan Islamic iwan Kashan Kazvin Kerman Khan Kharg Luristan Madrasseh Maidan mausoleum Meshed mihrab miles minaret modern Mongol monuments mountains Museum north-east north-west octagonal Pahlevi painted palace Parthian Pasargadae pavilion Persepolis Persian plain plaster plateau portal pottery Qajar Reza Shah river road rock roof round royal ruined Safavid sanctuary Sassanian Seljuk Shah Abbas Shapur Shiraz shrine side south-east south-west square stands stone stucco Sultaniyeh Susa Tabriz Tehran tiles tilework tomb tower town valley vaulted village walls Yazd Zoroastrian