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Three-layered Pomegranate Dessert

These triple-layered pomegranate mousse parfaits are worthy of royalty! They’re stunning, elegant and most importantly, easy to make at home!

Seyyed Mosque: One of The Most Famous Mosque in Isfahan (Qajar Era)

TEHRAN - Although Qajar dynasty was a terrible period of decline in art and architecture, but inheritance of Safavid period encouraged many artists of Qajar period to show their innovations through new limited number of art and architecture.

Masjed-e Nou: The Second Old Mosque of Iran's Shiraz

TEHRAN - The name of Masjed-e Nou (new mosque) was the Atabak Mosque in older times. However, since it was damaged several times in the years 1789 CE and 1852 CE by severe earthquakes, and was rebuilt, it became known as new mosque.

Alborz Mountains

The Alborz is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merges into the Aladagh Mountains in the northern parts of Khorasan.

Engraving on Gemstones - Iran

Throughout the years, artists have drawn inspiration from the culture and religion of the people, displaying their beliefs and religious teachings on the stones. From the stones set on rings and bracelets to necklaces, they all showcase the beautiful and authentic art of engraving.

Dowlatabad Garden, Yazd - Iran

Dowlat Abad Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the desert city of Yazd in central Iran. It’s an authentic Iranian walled garden that annually attracts thousands of tourists. Dowlat Abad garden was originally built by Mohammad Taghi Khan Bafghi more than 250 years ago. The garden is one of the 9 Persian gardens listed as a world heritage site.

Decorative Glassware - Iran

This feature is all about the art of glassware, its history, evolution and today’s modern techniques. We’ll focus on decorative objects made with direct heating and see from up close how they’re made.

Eco-Friendly Cars - Iran

Iran has recently made moves to improve air quality through production of eco-friendly vehicles.

Civil Registration Museum - Iran

In this program we focus mainly on the history of civil registration in Iran while touring the civil registration museum which is a Qajari house.

Chaharshanbeh Soori - Iran

One of our favorite rituals ahead of the Persian New Year is a fire festival on the eve of the last Wednesday of the outgoing Persian Year. So on the last Tuesday night of the year when the sun goes down, bonfires are lit all over Iran. As a custom of bidding evil adieu and welcoming hope and joy, we jump over bonfires saying an epigram out loud. And that, is just one of our customs for Chaharshanbeh Soori.

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