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Ancient masterpieces, modern landmarks
Drag across each image to travel between Iran’s most important historic monuments and the landmarks of today.
Built under Xerxes I, its stone guardians welcomed delegations from across the Achaemenid Empire.
A marble gateway to the capital that draws on Sasanian arches and Islamic geometry.
Photo: Carole Raddato / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: بهادر های زاده / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A UNESCO-listed brick tomb tower rising about 53 metres from the plains — a masterpiece of early Islamic architecture.
At 435 metres, one of the tallest telecommunication towers in the world, with views across Tehran to the Alborz.
Photo: Hadi Karimi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Safavid “bridge of thirty-three arches” over the Zayandeh River, a gathering place for four centuries.
A multi-level pedestrian bridge linking two parks, designed by architect Leila Araghian.
Photo: Reza Haji-pour رضا حاجیپور / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Diba Tensile Architecture / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The resting place of the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, on a six-step stone plinth.
A monument to the poet of the Shahnameh, built in a style inspired by Achaemenid architecture.
Photo: Truth Seeker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Arashk rp2 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Where the past meets the present
From the stone stairways of Persepolis to Tehran’s skyline, every story we tell connects what Iran was with what it is becoming.
Darius the Great begins the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire.
Shah Abbas I makes Isfahan his capital and shapes Naqsh-e Jahan Square.
A modern gateway to Tehran, drawing on Sasanian and Islamic architecture.
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