| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
Site / Event : Cathedral Museum
|
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Making a wooden cross.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
Site / Event : Cathedral Museum
|
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The Armenian genocide recognised by Cyprus.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
Site / Event : Cathedral Museum
|
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Armenian girls.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
Site / Event : Church of Bethlehem
|
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The Church of Bethlehem was built in 1628.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
Site / Event : Church of Bethlehem
|
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Tiles with Armenian inscription.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
Site / Event : Church of Bethlehem
|
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The interior of the church has Christian icons over Islamic tiles.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
Site / Event : Church of Bethlehem
|
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The painted interior.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
|
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Iranian artist sketching the churches.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
District : Jolfa
|
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Muslim visitors to Jolfa.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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The Chehel Sotun Palace dates from 1647.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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The roof is held up by carved wooden columns.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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The terrace at the palace has twenty columns holding up its inlaid ceiling.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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View from the palace pavillion.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Mirrored entrance hall.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
 |
One of the many wall paintings in the Throne Hall of the palace.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Fresco of Shah Abbas I presiding over a banquet.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Detail of attendees at the banquet.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Detail of two women at a banquet.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Fresco of dancing girls.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
 |
Fresco of Shah Abbas II.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Wall painting of a woman relaxing in a garden.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Man being served wine in a garden.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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The frescos survived an Afghan invasion when they were covered with white paint.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Man filling containers with wine.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Couple with horses.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
 |
Decadent scene.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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The decorated ceiling.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Inlaid wooden panels.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Tile scene of decadence.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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People at the tea house.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Chehel Sotun Palace
|
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Two women at the tea house.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Decorative Arts Museum
|
 |
The Museum of Decorative Arts.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Decorative Arts Museum
|
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An astrolabe.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Decorative Arts Museum
|
 |
Astronomical disk.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Decorative Arts Museum
|
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Page from a Quran.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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The Hesht Behesht Palace (1670) is a pavillion set in a garden.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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The garden of the palace.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Girls in the garden.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Student and teacher.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Three students.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Girl at the palace.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Two women in the palace gardens.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Girl.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Artist at work.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Two women.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Two women.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Hesht Behesht Palace
|
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Woman in the park.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Ateshkadeh
|
 |
The Ateshkadeh is an ancient Zoroastrian fire temple set on a hilltop.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Ateshkadeh
|
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The fire temple.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Ateshkadeh
|
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The temple was once a pilgrimage site.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Ateshkadeh
|
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The fire temple is a ruin.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Ateshkadeh
|
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The area has many pigeon towers, once used for guano collecting.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Esfahan
Site / Event : Ateshkadeh
|
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View of Esfahan from the hilltop temple.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
 |
Yazd is a desert mud brick city famous for its ancient wind towers.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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The old city of Yazd.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Decorated doorway.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
 |
Schoolgirl.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Calligraphic decoration.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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The old city is dominated by small alleys.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Khan-e Lari
|
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The 150 year old Khan-e Lari is a traditional house in the old city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Khan-e Lari
|
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The courtyard of the house.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Khan-e Lari
|
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Decorated doors and windows.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Khan-e Lari
|
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Wall paintings.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Khan-e Lari
|
 |
View of the courtyard through a decorated doorway.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Khan-e Lari
|
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Woman.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Wall painting at a primary school in the old city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Buildings in the old city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Children in the old city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Hazireh Mosque
|
 |
The Hazireh Mosque is fronted by tall and thin gateway, typical of Yazd.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Hazireh Mosque
|
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Detail of the dome.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Hazireh Mosque
|
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Yazd mosques have the minarets on the tall gaterway.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Hazireh Mosque
|
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The minarets set on top of the gateway.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Hazireh Mosque
|
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The tiled minarets.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Hazireh Mosque
|
 |
Tiles on the mosque.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
 |
The dome of the Sayyed Roknaddin Shrine.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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The Tomb of the Twelve Imams.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Amir Chakhmaq
|
 |
The Amir Chakhmaq Complex is a Hossenieh where the martydom of Imam Hussein is commemorated.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Amir Chakhmaq
|
 |
The entrance to the complex.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Amir Chakhmaq
|
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Family.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Wooden structure in Yazd used for Hossenieh celebrations.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Girls waiting at a bus stop.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Alexander's Prison
|
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The wind tower and dome of the school known as Alexander's Prison.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Alexander's Prison
|
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The courtyard.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Alexander's Prison
|
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Detail of the decoration beneath the dome.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Alexander's Prison
|
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The underground chamber at the prison was mentioned in a poem by Hafez.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Alexander's Prison
|
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Three women.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Carpet shop.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Shop selling mirrors for weddings.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Shoppers.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Water Museum
|
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Underground water system at the Water Museum.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Water Museum
|
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Water paddle.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Water Museum
|
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Well equipment.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Shoppers buying prayer beads.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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Tiled minaret.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
|
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People on the main street.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Jameh Mosque
|
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The courtyard of the Jameh Mosque.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Jameh Mosque
|
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The gateway.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Jameh Mosque
|
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Detail from the entrance portal of the 15th century mosque.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Jameh Mosque
|
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The prayer hall.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Yazd
Site / Event : Jameh Mosque
|
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Prayer niche with prayer mats.
|
2010 |
were added from 1 February 2025.