Category: Historical Places
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650-year-old Air-Conditioning in Iranian University
The AC still works. No one cares.I don’t think it’s possible for a thinking person to step onto the gorgeous courtyard of the 650-year-old Khargerd Ghiasieh School in northeast Iran and not feel both pity and amazement. Amazement for the beauty of its iwans and the technical engineering devised to use nothing but desert winds to cool down the school’s 32…
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Touring History in Iran: Ancient rock art in my backyard
This time we find 4000-year-old petroglyphs 2 kilometers from our apartmentIran still manages to surprise us, this time with 4000-year-old petroglyphs near our home.
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Mausoleums of Iran: Sheikh Kharaghani
Abol-Hasan Kharaghani still draws fans from all over the worldKings consulted with him, lions bowed to him and his fans claim he folded time and space. But what Sheikh Abol-Hasan Kharaghani is most famous for is his respect all people, regardless of race or religion.
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Too much history in Italy & Aching for Iran
As I overdosed on seeing too much history in too many museums in Italy, I remembered tourists in Iran complaining about seeing too many historical sites.
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The Zoroastrian Dakhma (cemetery) of Yazd
Here the carrion birds feasted on the deadFor 2,500 years Zoroastrians left their dead outside to be consumed by carrion birds. The idea behind the dakhma cemetery (Persian: دخمه) was to avoid contaminating the soil and the fire, both of which are considered sacred to Zoroastrians. The place they ceremonially laid out the bodies is called also known as the Tower of…
