Researchers think that this carpet was hand - woven by Parthians or Medes. Iranian carpet has long been known and used. Greek historian Xenophon writes in his book Cyrus' character: "The Iranians spread rug under their bed to make it soft."
Iranian painting
Iranian paintings, known also as miniature, include works from different periods of Iranian history. This art is rather in the form of visualization of literary books (Ayyuqi, Panchatantra, Samak Cutie, etc.), scientific and technical (Altryaq, Aladvyh Almfrdh, adhesive, etc.), date (Jameottavarikh, etc.), as well as some religious books, such as Khavaran Nameh.
Pottery and ceramics
Iran has a long history of ceramics or pottery. Pottery is one of the first and most important inventions made by humans. For historians and archaeologists is of the most important manifestations of art. Archaeologists become familiar with social and economic conditions of a period or region by study on pottery. By studying pottery, life and religion of the people and history and social relations and society's attitude towards the neighbors are interpreted.
Iran has a long and brilliant history at making pottery. Due to the special geographical position of Iran, which is located at the crossroads of ancient civilizations and important caravan routes, almost every part of the country, at different times have been involved in making pottery. However, recent excavations and archaeological researches showed that there are four major areas in the production of ceramics in the Iranian plateau. The first is parts of the Zagros Mountains and west regions of Lorestan. The second part includes areas of south of the Caspian Sea including Gilan and Mazandaran provinces. These two areas have been the first regions in Iranian plateau which started pottery. The third part is the North West of the country and regions of Azerbaijan. Part IV includes southeastern Kerman and Sistan - Baluchistan provinces. In addition to these four areas, desert areas of Iran can also be added in which manufacture of pottery dates back to eight thousand years before Christ.
Music
Iranian traditional music, including equipment, tunes, and songs, thousands of years BC to the present day, has been flown orally in the context of the Iranian people, and what had been more favorite, simpler and more understandable is available today. A large part of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, and Greece is influenced by this music, and each in turn had an impact in shaping this music. Among musicians in ancient Persia, "Barbad" and "Nakisa" can be noted.
The literature
Shahnameh
Persian literature refers to literature written in Farsi. It has a history of a thousand and one hundred years. Persian poem and Persian prose are two main species in Persian literature. Some old books in non-literary subjects such as history, liturgy and various sciences also have literary value and over time are among the classic works of Persian literature.
Fame of Some Iranian poets and writers have exceeded from Iran's borders. Poets and writers such as Ferdowsi, Saadi, Hafiz, Rumi, Omar Khayyam and Nizami Ganjavi have international reputation. Among the best known figures in the world of contemporary Persian literature we can point to many contemporary poets and writers.
Designing of environment
Iranian architecture has architectural features that compared with other countries is of special value. Features such as reasonable design, detailed calculations, a variety of structures, the correct form of coverage, compliance with technical and scientific issues in the building, high porches, tall pillars and the various ornaments each representing a magnificent architectural simplicity of Iran. History of Iranian architecture reaches back to seventh millennium BC. Architecture of Iran also features some unique aspects that has introduced some new areas in architecture to the world, including:
Specific space, such as porch, dome, Iranian yard.
Advanced structures such as arches with two and three centers, variety of the domes, variety of corners, and ...
Specific uses such as the garden
Especial concepts with different definitions such as geometric decorations, introversion, extroversion, pattern design and ...
Achaemenid architecture refers to spectacular achievements in construction of the Achaemenid cities (Persepolis, Susa, Ecbatana), temples for worship and social gatherings (such as Zoroastrian temples) and the Tomb of the past Kings (such as the tomb of Cyrus). For the basic characteristics of this architecture can be pointed to its combination with elements of the Medes, Assyrians, Greeks and Asians. Achaemenid architectural heritage began by expanding the empire in 550 BC. With the advent of the Second Empire, the Persian Sassanid Empire (224-624 AD), Achaemenid traditions came alive by building huge temples and special palaces for fire.
Iranian Garden
Persian Gardens refers to its unique design and structure. Pasargad Persian Garden is considered as the root of architecture of these gardens. Cyrus the Great personally ordered the gardens of Pasargad how to be created and trees how to be planted and in what geometrical form and shape. Indeed geometry of Iranian garden has come from Cyrus' views. During the Sassanian palaces and temples were formed in front of the gardens and this continued in the Islamic period. The gardens as a complete structure, suggest a close connection between cultural and natural beds and are a sign of adapting and aligning the needs of humans and nature. In the past, Iranian gardens were of potential and perceived complexity of its environment. Creator of garden, with his reliance on empirical knowledge, created an atmosphere that caused survival of natural and dynamic contexts. In the year 1390 (2011 AD) at the 35th session of the UNESCO altogether nine Iranian gardens were accepted as World Heritage. These gardens include Iranian gardens of Pasargad, Eram, Chehelsotoon, Finn, Abbas Abad, Shazdeh, Dolatabad, Pahlevanpoor, and Akbarieh.
Calligraphy
Iranian calligraphy is a part of Islamic calligraphy that in Iran and in dependent territories of Islam or under the influence of Islam, such as the Central Asian countries, Afghanistan and the Indian subcontinent began to be shaped around Iranian culture, and not only is considered as a feature of Iranian art, but also is of the glories of Islamic art and even of the art of the world in general.
The cinema
The first video camera came to IRAN in the time of Mozaffareddin. Lor Girl was the title of the first Persian film with sound that was made in 1317 Solar Hijri by Abdul Hosein Spanta. Arrival of the first cinematography to Iran in 1279 Solar Hiri by Mozaffareddin Shah is considered as the beginning of Iranian cinema, although building the first public theater did not happen until 1291. No Iranian film was made until 1308, and few established theaters were showing western films that having in cases Farsi subtitles. Iran's first feature film called "Blue and Ruby" was made in 1308 by Ovanes Ohanian with shooting by Khan Baba Mo'tazedi.
Zaribaf
Zari is brocade's fabric made of gold (Au). It is a cloth the wefts of which are of gold. Brocade fabric or brocade is an elegant and very precious cloth the warps of which are of pure silk and the wefts of which are of colored silk, and one of the warps is of cotton lace which can be gold or silver. Zari is the best and the most attractive texture made in Iran that was so famous in its time worldwide. At present there are beautiful samples of it in various museums and art centers in Iran and other countries. Based on historical narratives, making of textures and designs of clothing that in their context scythes threads were used go back to seven thousand years ago.