Persian architecture

Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan

Persian architecture or Iranian architecture is the name of the Architecture style of Iran from the Pre-Islamic period until the Islamic period of today. this type of architecture style including also the Persian Garden style.

Persian Architecture Media

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  Azadi Tower, by architect Hossein Amanat. His ideas were based upon classical and post-classical Iranian architecture.

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  The ruins of Persepolis, built 2500 years ago during the reign of the Achaemenid Empire

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  Si-o-se Pol, one of the bridges of Isfahan.

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  Persian-style column as seen in Persepolis

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  Eram Garden (19th century) in Shiraz, with example of a talar

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  A hujra (room) at Atabaki sahn at Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom

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  Remains of the Jameh Mosque of Siraf (9th century)

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  Tarikhaneh Mosque, one of the oldest preserved mosques in Iran

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  Stucco decoration inside the Jameh Mosque of Na'in (10th century)

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  Early example of muqarnas squinches, inside the Duvazdah Imam Mausoleum in Yazd (1037–8)

Other websites

• United Iranian Architects of Europe Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Tehranimages. Contemporary photos taken in some of the oldest districts of Tehran.
• Contemporary Architecture of Iran's Official Website