Isfahan's Natural Heritage: Gardens

Hafez and the Seljuk and Safavid Gardens

Even Hafez Shirazi, the renowned Iranian poet, has mentioned Karan Garden in his poems: “Although hundreds of rivers flow from my eyes constantly / I remember the Zendeh-Roud and Karan Garden with delight”

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.

Isfahan's Heritage: The Sheikh-ul-Islam House

The Princess’s Wedding Gift

The Sheikh-ul-Islam Historic House was a gift from Shah Abbas II to his daughter, Sarv-Ghad Khanum, on the occasion of her marriage to Mohaghegh-e Sabzevari, who was a famous scholar of the Safavid period.

Isfahan's Heritage: Naqsh-e Jahan Square

The Owner of Naqsh-e Jahan Square

Sarem-o-Doleh, the son of Zell-o-Soltan, being the grandson of Naser-al-Din Shah and a descendant of the Safavid dynasty, claimed himself to be the inheritor of the Safavids.