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
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.
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’.
Archive Heritage Sites
Mosque of Maghsud Beyk
Shahnavaz khan
It is told that Alireza Abbasi has written the inscription of portal of the Maghsud Beyk Mosque. After Shah Abbas has expressed his satisfaction with the portal of this mosque, he has ordered him to work on the inscription of Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque.
Dar al Batikh Tomb
The dagger of dervish and Torbat-e Nizam
If at midnight of the twelfth Ramadan 485 Ah, halfway to Baghdad, the guardians of the Malekshah royal camp, followed the security rules more, prevented the man in dervish clothes from approachingfamous Seljuk minister – Khwaja Nizam Al Mulk Tusi – Iran`s history in Seljuk period was different.
Rehnan Bath
God Bless You
There have been four platforms in Rahnan Bath, and each of them had a title.
Jahan nama palace
Excuse of Ozma Ruined The Palace
“Lady Ozma”, sister of Zello Sultan, complained to the king that my residence in Hasht Behesht Palace could be seen very good from Jahan Nama Palace, and insurgent people are obtrusive by attending in this palace.
A Monument Of Isfahan
Sarvghad khanum`s gift of marriage
There is a safavid house in the Homayoun garden neighborhood, around Chahar Bagh paeen street of Isfahan, which is known as Sheikh al eslam historical house.
Vank cathedral
Small Vank
Before the construction of Vank cathedral, there was a small church in the present place of it.
Takht- e Foulad
An endless earth
Moslehoddin Mahdavi, researcher and Isfahanologist has written: centuries before Islam, when Bokht-o Nasr, removed the jewish people from Palestine and bothered them, Cyrus, Achaemenid king of Iran, rescued them from Babylonian captivity, and allowed them to come to Iran.
khaju Bridge
A bridge with a lot of stories
Shahi bridge or Kaju bridge, which it`s name is derived from a place called Khaju or Khaje around the bridge, has been also called in another names such as shirazi bridge, Baba Rokneddin bridge, Gabr bridge,Hassan Abad bridge and Amir hasan beyk bridge.
Mosque of Sheikh Lotf Allah
The secret way of the mosque
Very beautiful mosque is seen in Nagshe Jahan square, in front of magnificent mansion of Qapu which is called mosque of sheikh lotf Allah. the name of the mosque is derived from the name of the scientist, that shah because of his devotion to him put his name on the mosque.
Ali Qapu Palace
Virtual Delight Hall
Many stories and narratives have been quoted about the sixth floor of Ali Qapu which is known as music hall, stories which are sometimes fantastic and strange. There is a lot of questions about how the wall and ceiling plasters work.
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.
