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Friday, December 31, 2010

Take a Trip to Isfahan's Atashgah During When You Visit Iran

Isfahan Atashgah is located a few kilometers away from the main city center. It is a Zoroastrain fire temple based on top of a hill and dates back to Sassanid period. This archaeological complex can be reached after climbing a height of about 200 meters toward the hilltop. The hill has been named after the nearby village and is called Marabin or Maras.

The complex has a few structures. There used to be a citadel consisting of twenty buildings on the southern part of the complex. Most of these buildings are in ruins now. They have a typical floor plan which has a four-arch style. This was usually found in most of the Zoroastrian fire temples built after the 3rd century. They always had the sacred fire burning inside them.

Important Structures

Your trip to Isfahan will be made more interesting if you don't visit Isfahan Atashgah. Among the many buildings you will find here are storage rooms. There were also rooms for the pilgrims and priests to stay.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Visit Golestan Palace Complex in Tehran During Your Tour to Iran

Golestan Palace Complex is located in the heart of Tehran and was built during the Safavid era. The complex has been built in a very important locality of Tehran with the Ministries of Justice and Finance, a block from Panzda-e Khordad Ave, Davar Street and Naser Khosrow Street on each side of it. Other important attractions nearby are Tehran bazaar, Pamenar Street and Shahr Park.

Among the many structures built inside this complex are the Imarat-e Takht-e Marmar, Khalvat-e Karim Khani, Talar-e Almas, Imarat-e Badgir, Talar-e Aaj, Shams al-Imareh, Talar-e Salam, Mouze-e Makhsous, Talar-e Ayenah, Imarat-e Brelian, Kakh-e Abyaz and the Chador Khaneh.

The Gardens

There are two main sections in the gardens of Golestan Palace Complex you can see during your tour to Iran. Takht-e Marmar garden is situated to the west of the complex which is not very large. It is characterized by a water channel running through its middle. Gulestan Garden has comparatively got a larger garden and is square in shape. A water channel also runs through it but it is near to the place which connects this section of the garden with the other one. There are many buildings built around these two sections constituting the courtyard.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Visit Agha Bozorg Mosque in Kashan during Your Trip to Iran

Agha Bozorg Mosque is a late 18th century monument located in Kashan. The credit for building this grand structure goes to Ustad Haj Sa'ban-ali. There is also a madrasah (theological school) inside this complex. The reason for building this mosque in the center of Kashan was for offering prayers and for holding teaching and preaching sessions given by Molla Mahdi Nargahi II, who was also known as Agha Bozorg.

Layout of the Mosque

There are two large eyvans in Agha Bozorg Mosque which you can see during your trip to Iran. One of the eyvans is strategically located facing the mihrab while the other one is near the entrance. A fountain and a garden are situated in the middle of the courtyard. Arcades surround the courtyard.

There are two minarets and a dome on the eyvan facing the mihrab. The eyvans and the arcades are colored in red, blue and yellow with the ground being made up of bricks. Studies have pointed to the fact that Ustad Ali Maryam used this mosque as a base to become a great architect later on.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

A Paradise in Vietnam

As seasoned world travelers for business and leisure, I traveled to many countries but not often domestically, I always looking for our next luxury adventure, we had long heard of the beauty of Sapa.

The US Travel & Leisure magazine has named Sa Pa's terraced fields among the top seven most magnificent terraced fields in the world, this news excited us to discover and to purchase the newest model of Canon 5D camera with us for this trip.

We searched options on the internet and book with a reputed luxury tour operator http://luxurytravelvietnam.com/ based in Hanoi which tries to convince us to travel to Sapa by overnight Victoria Express train from Hanoi to Sapa at the weekend even the tour price is a little bit higher. It is also perfect suitable for our weekend escape.

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