Statues surround a Pool with a fountain in the middle in Amir Chakhmagh Square in Yazd. The complex that looks marvelous with yellow lights at night consists of a mosque, Hamam (Persian Bath), water well, Caravansaray, etc. |
Queen Farah Diba at the age of 38 during a visit to Hamedan visited the Village of Laljin on June, 7 1976 where a couple humbly offer her bread, cheese and yoghurt which she enjoyed. |
Iranian Sunni Muslims prepare a camel for sacrifice on Eid Ghorban (al-Adha) in Siminshahr, in Gomishan District, 43 Km from Bandar torkaman.Golestan Province of Iran on November 7, 2011. Gomish in Turcoman means Simin is Persian: Silver in English. |
The Shah Abbasi Hotel Isfahan was originally a caravansaray built at the time of Sultan Hossein about 300 years ago as a caravansaray. The 1974 film Ten Little Indians, starring Oliver Reed and Elke Sommer, was shot here. |
Talented Iranian Actress Leyla Hatami is seen in front of a poster featuring her internationally accredited Movie, A Separation of Nader from Simin in France; directed by Asghar Farhadi who preferred not to use music in soundtrack. |
Kulefarah is the site of several Elamite rock reliefs in Izeh/Khuzestan. The Queen here is offering some sort of sacrifice to gods. The Elamite civilization came to destruction by Assyrians yet astounding findings depict their advanced culture. |
Occupation forces of the Allied Powers in Abadan during Wolrd War II. Soviet pilots arrived in Abadan airbase for acceptance of the Lend-Lease and ferrying aircraft to the USSR. Meanwhile they dried out Iran's resources causing large scale femine. |
Mohammad Reza Shah received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at a ceremony in 1962 from the President Gaylord Harnwell of University of Pennsylvania which assisted in transforming the Shiraz (Pahlavi) University into American-style. |
Iran Air EP-AGA Perspolis was one of 5 Boeing 737-200 airplanes purchase prior to 1979. It was mostly used by government officials to travel around the country specially for rough airports. The Boeing fleet is completely retiring after decades of embargo. |
A fine page of Shahnameh of Ferdowsi dedicated to Shah Tahmasp, the second king of the Safavid Dynasty. It's the result of artwork by best artists of the time starting 2 years before Shah Ismail's death and finished by his son. |
Qajar era traditional Sangak Bakery.There are, normally, two varieties of this bread offered at Iranian bakeries: the generic one and the more expensive variety which is topped with poppy seeds or sesame seeds. |
Iran Iraq War: A young boy is charging his Kalashnikov assault weapon. |
Blood stains in front of a Shop in Khorramshahr is sign of many innocent citizens Murdered or injured by Iraqi Baath regime and their spies in the city. |
Remains from the Iran Iraq War and a sign that reads : Shalamcheh is a piece of paradise. |
Rhagae Babouyeh Sheikh Sedoogh Mausoleum 2009 Side view |
People visiting the Iran-Iraq War fronts imposed on Iran in 1980. Tanks are part of the museum of the sacred defense |
Students of Tehran University 1971 |
An old picture of the historical city of Yazd 1951 |
Khamenei Hospital |
Imam Hossein and his brother Abbas Shrine Beynolharameyn |
Women from Abyaneh Village in their traditional dresses |
A group of Qajar noblemen on entertaining with Tricycles |
Municipality Palace and Square was designed by German engineers in 1933 in Tabriz |
Ghahghaha(Laughter) Castle Kalibar, Azarbaijan was used as a prison for dissidents during Safavid era |
Kiz Kalesi (Girl Castle), an architectural masterpiece located in Poledokhtar East Azarbaijan |
Saint Thaddeus Monastery or Kara/Black Church is located 20 kilometers from the town of Maku.One of the 12 Apostles, St. Thaddeus, also known as Saint Jude was martyred while spreading the Gospel. He is revered as an apostle of the Armenian Church. |
Five Fountains (5 Cheshmeh) Bridge Maku, West Azarbaijan: built on Zangmar river had originally 5 passages which were eliminated to 4 during reconstruction |
The clock tower was added to the Jolfa Vank Church in 1931 |
1924 Workers seen during an oil well drilling operation (1304) |
Laleh Rokh (Tulip Face); An illustration from the book Lalla Rookh by Thomas Moore |
Beautiful Iranian Girls casting votes: Restrictions on hijab usually become loose during elections |
A soldiers looks on the scene after demonstrators were disperced during the 1979 revolution |
A young Iranian looks at photos of thousands of martyrs during the Iran-Iraq war in Khorramshahr Sacred Defense Museum |
Young Iranians visit Khorramshahr's Sacred Defense Museum featuring the 8 year Iran-Iraq war |
Two Englishmen and four citizens of Yazd showing off their bicycles |
Undated replica of Ayatollah Khamenei's Basij ID Card installed in port city of Anzali |
Iran Iraq War : Bodies of dead soldiers by the roadside. |
Bandits who created terror on the streets of Iran during coup in 1953 |
Two women from the harem : Naseroddin Shah Wives |
Iranian soldiers watch royal children playing in a park in Tehran |
First bus in Iran |
Body of a dead soldier overrun by tank during Iran-Iraq war (Extreme Graphic) |
Portable Barber Shop Tehran 1958. Some barbers used to carry their stuff from neighborhood to neighborhood because the population was not dense. They used to offer cinnamon tea as promotion to their clients. |
A welcome sign at the entrance of Tehran with a Canada Dry commercial ad |
Vagon Asbi: Horse wagon late Qajar period |
Qajar Public Transportation, people travelling in carts |
City of Isfahan Safavid era Khajoo bridge on a snowy day |
Units of Iranian Army Third Division 1951 |
People Travelling in Kajaveh (Palanquin) |
Persian workers during road construction in 1928 |
Iranian Demonstration |
Bahram III Coin. Bahram 3. was the sixth Sassanid King of Persia, only son of Bahram 2. At a young age he was appointed viceroy to the region of Sakestan after Bahram 2's conquest of it around 280's AD. |