Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Persian Garden consists of a collection of nine gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type ...

The "Bagh-e Irani" (Persian Garden) project, constructed with an investment of over 220 billion rials (approximately $260,000), was opened in the Mellat Park area of Shahrekord, aiming to promote ...

The decision to register the property on the list was made during the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee, which opened in Paris on June 19. The meeting comes to an end today. The committee ...

It's a balmy spring day in 408 BC. The Spartan general Lysander is on a diplomatic mission to Cyrus the Younger, a Persian satrap (provincial governor) and son of Darius II, the Great King. Cyrus ...

Bahar Behbahani’s Damask Rose: A Gathering on Governors Island (all photos Diba Mohtasham/Hyperallergic, unless otherwise noted) On the unseasonably warm afternoon of Saturday, May 16, three shallow ...

This is the first time Iran will be taking part in the biennale of architecture. A collection of pictures depicting five famous Persian gardens will go on show at the permanent pavilion located at ...

From Timur's tent in Samarqand to Shah Abbas' palace in Isfahan and Humayun's tomb in Delhi, the pavilion has been an intergral part of Persianate gardens since its earliest appearance at the ...