Chaharbagh Religious School

Madar Shah School

European tourists, in their itinerary, mentioned Chaharbagh School as Madar Shah School …

The Qeysarie Gate

The lost plunders

On the top of the Qeysarie Gate, there are some foramens as the empty place of a clock made by an English man named ‘Fasty’ for Shah Abbas I. when the creator died, the clock stopped working and no one else was ever found to be able to launch the clock’s hands again.

The Hasht Behesht Palace

The first school

By the request of Zell-e Soltan from Naser al-Din Shah, the first school of the new form was established in the Hasht Behesht Mansion in Isfahan.

Isfahan quarters- Jolfa

New Jolfa

When Shah Abbas got the power, he tried to move the Armenians of Armenia towards Iran’s frontier and to evacuate that area. By doing so, he had two ideas: first, debilitating the Ottoman Empire since the Ottoman army would come to serious trouble in acquiring logistics for winter in case of evacuation of counties and towns of the area; second, Shah Abbas was aware of the Armenians’ skills in trading and he found it fit for improving the Economic condition of the state.

The Figures of Isfahan-Sheikh Baha'i

The bitter Shahrivar

In September 1621, Isfahan was in ardour; it was burning of a pain which its turmoil caused world unrest. The greatest scholar of the time, the cherished character in the hearts of Iranians and especially Isfahanian people was ailing.

Naqshe Jahan Square

The tale of Naqshe Jahan

As it is gathered from evidence, the name of Naqshe Jahan comes from a garden with the same name in the vicinity of the current location of the Square.

Naqshe Jahan Square

Burning Tobacco in the Naqshe Jahan Square

Isfahan was one of the first cities to outlaw the sales and usage of tobacco.

Naqshe Jahan Square

The shah walking behind knowledge

One day, Shah Abbas went to the Bazaar to visit Molla Abdelah at the Molla Abdelah School. Amazingly, he found the school to be empty from students.

Naqshe Jahan Square

The owner of Naqshe Jahan Square

Saremodoleh, the son of Zellosoltan, being the grandson of Naserodin Shah and a descendant of Safavid bloodline, claimed himself to be the inheritor of Safavids. Hence, he claimed ownership of the Naqshe Jahan Square, which he believed to belong to the Safavid dynasty.

Isfahan’s Foreign Travelogue writers Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

The atmosphere of Moharram in the Naqshe Jahan Square

“Jean-Baptiste Tavernier” is one of the travelers who was in Isfahan at the beginning of Shah Suleiman’s rule. He described the Moharram atmosphere in the Naqshe Jahan Square as follow:

Original Isfahani Games

Chogan In Royal Square!

The Naqshe Jahan square, with its vast dimensions, was the best place to play Polo. In this game, two teams of six, mounted on horses, were to gain possession of the ball with their long rods with crooked heads, and shoot it into the other side’s goal.

Zayandeh Rud

Watching the Flood of 1333

The news of the flood had reached the people. Everyone flocked to the Zayandeh Rud to watch it. A strange mass of people had formed all along the river. The area around the Si-o-Se Pol and Khaju bridge was the most crowded.