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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.
Figures of Isfahan – Haj Mohammad Kazeruni
He passed from the mortal world…
Haj Mohammad Kazeruni is one of the merchants of late Qajar and early Pahlavi periods. He entered the field of economic enterprises by founding the two Eslamieh and Masoudieh companies, with the aim of introducing local productions to the market.
Isfahan’s Foreign Travelogue writers
The legendary downfall of a truth
Merrit Hawkes is the American writer and Journalist who has traveled to Iran during the reign of Reza Shah, and visited the cities of Bushehr, Shiraz, Isfahan, Yazd, Kerman, Qom, Tehran, and the northern parts of Iran.
Figures of Isfahan- Molla Abdolbaqi Tabrizi
The Abdolbaqi inscription
After the passing of Alireza Abbasi, there were no master calligraphers who could finish the inscriptions of the Abbasi great mosque which were in ‘Sols’ script. Hence, Shah Abbas called Abdolbaqi Tabrizi, one of the apprentices of Alireza Abbasi, from Bagdad to Isfahan.
Zayandeh Rud
Tirgan feast, or the ‘Ab Pashan’ by the Zayandeh Rud
In the ancient Iranian calendar, the thirteenth day of the month Tir was named Tirgan, in honor of ‘Tishtar, the rain bringing star’.
Atiq Jameh Mosque
A golden coin for a palm of land
It is said that the middle, ponded, land in the Atiq Jameh Mosque belonged to a Jewish man who did not have any wish to sell it.
Isfahan's Intangible Heritage: Sagittarius
The Symbol of the Old City
On top of the Qeysarie Gate of Isfahan Bazaar in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, an image of a horse archer, formed as half-human and half-horse, is patterned on a mosaic tile.
The Figures of Isfahan: Fazlollah Dahesh
The Light
In 1305 SH, he founded the first electricity company of Isfahan at Telefonkhaneh Alley, Darvazeh Dowlat, and so the first lamps of the Chehel-Sotoun Palace and its surrounding streets were lit by the Dahesh Factory.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Engelbert Kaempfer
The Ladies’ Street
Engelbert Kaempfer, the German physician and traveller who travelled to Iran at the time of Shah Suleiman’s coronation, recounted what he saw in his travelogue.
Isfahan's Heritage: Jahan Hotel
The Most Modern Hotel of Isfahan in the Pahlavi Era
Jahan Hotel, which had started working much before the Abbasi Hotel, continued its activities up until the 60s (SH), yet was suddenly abandoned.
Isfahan's Heritage: Chaharbagh
The Most Familiar Path
Isfahan’s Chaharbagh was the busiest passage of the city up until a few decades ago and not just a place to pass along, but one to stay in and visit friends at.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Pierre Loti
A Skirt Full of Roses
Up until a hundred years ago, Isfahan’s rose was world famous so much so that a world traveler such as Pierre Loti would take the trouble of going all the way from Champs-Élysées to Chaharbagh.
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The Safar-name of Naser Khosrow
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Turquoise Capital Shining in Greenery
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Wednesday, th Oct 2024
The atmosphere of Moharram in the Naqshe Jahan Square
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Monday, th Oct 2024
The legendary downfall of a truth
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Monday, th Jul 2023
Muharram Ambience in Naqsh-e Jahan Square
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Saturday, th Jul 2023
The Ladies’ Street
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Wednesday, th Jul 2023
A Skirt Full of Roses
