People of Science and Literature in Isfahan

People of Science and Literature in Isfahan

Ghushkhane Garden

Ghushkhane Garden

Ibn Sina school

Ibn Sina school

Archive Heritage Sites
The lost plunders
00:02 - Sunday
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 first school
23:54 - Saturday
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.

New Jolfa
21:58 - Friday
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 tale of Naqshe Jahan
21:46 - Friday
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.

The sunset Naqqare
21:02 - Friday
Naqshe Jahan Square

The sunset Naqqare

In the past, a certain ceremony was held at the Naqshe Jahan Square. This special ceremony of the sunset time was a remainder of the times before Islam and the religion of the Magi.

The owner of Naqshe Jahan Square
22:11 - Wednesday
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.

Figures of Isfahan-Fazlollah Dahesh
20:44 - Monday
Figures of Isfahan-Fazlollah Dahesh

Figures of Isfahan-Fazlollah Dahesh

Fazlollah Dahesh, known as Ataolmolk, was born in Ordibehesht 1240 at Isfahan. He returned to Iran after being educated in industries in the University off Mumbay and founded the first textile factories of Isfahan by the name of “Vatan Factory”.

Tirgan feast, or the ‘Ab Pashan’ by the Zayandeh Rud
12:03 - Sunday
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’.

A golden coin for a palm of land
11:17 - Thursday
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.

A Mosque for the Ambassador’s Daughter
16:46 - Wednesday
Isfahan's Heritage: The Ilchi Mosque

A Mosque for the Ambassador’s Daughter

The Ilchi Mosque was founded at the request of Hakim Nezam ul-Din Mohammad Ilchi’s daughter, Saheb Soltan Beygom.

A Brutal Life Lesson
15:28 - Wednesday
Isfahan's Heritage: The Saru Taqi Mosque

A Brutal Life Lesson

The life story of Saru Taqi is very bitter and sorrowful. Saru Taqi was the son of a baker from Azerbaijan; yet he could reach the highest positions in the governmental system.

The Honourable Lady
18:21 - Monday
Isfahan's Heritage: Shah-Dej Castle

The Honourable Lady

The lady, clad in the finest and most magnificent clothes and jewellery, threw herself down from the top of the castle in order not to be captured by the besiegers!