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Naqsh-e Rustam
necropolis in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
iwan
thumb|330px|Multiple iwans and tiled domes of the 16th-century Persian-style Po-i-Kalyan#Mir-i Arab Madrassah|Mir-i-Arab madrasa, [[Bukhara, Uzbekistan]] An iwan (, also ivan or ivān/īvān; ) is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called '''''', a Persian term for a portal projecting from the facade of a building, usually decorated with calligraphy bands, glazed tilework, and geometric designs. Since the definition allows for some interpretation, the overall forms and characteristics can vary greatly
Round city of Baghdad
original core of the city of Baghdad
Taq-i Kisra
Sassanid-era Persian monument in modern Iraq
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
hydraulic complex in Shushtar, Iran
Taq-e Bostan
Iranian national heritage site
Bishapur
Bishapur (Middle Persian: Vēh-Šābuhr or Bēšābūr; in Middle Persian inscriptions: 𐭡𐭩𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 Byšḥpwḥry or 𐭡𐭩𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩 Byšḥpwḥly; in Parthian: 𐭅𐭉𐭇𐭔𐭇𐭐𐭅𐭇𐭓 Wyhšhypwhr; in Sogdian: ܘܝݎܫܦܘܪ Wyxšpwr; in Syriac: ܒܝܫܗܒܘܪ; Arabic: بیشابور) was an ancient city in Iran and one of the capitals of the Sasanian Empire, near the city of Kazerun.
Palace of Ardashir
royal palace of ancient Persia
Tarikhaneh
Tarikhaneh, or more correctly, the Tarikhaneh Mosque (), and also variously rendered as the Tarikhana Mosque and the Tarikh Khana Mosque, and also known as the Mosque of 100 Gates, is a mosque located in the historical city of Damghan, in the province of Semnan, Iran. The mosque is one of the oldest and most significant Islamic structures in Iran, estimated to date from the eighth century CE.
Naqsh-e Rajab
Iranian national heritage site
Atashgah of Tbilisi
also known as Fire Temple of Tbilisi, is a museum now in Tbilisi Georgia
Dayr-e Gachin Caravanserai
caravanserai in Qom County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
chahartaq
structure in medieval Iranian architecture consisted of four barrel vaults and a dome
Tappeh Mill
mound with fire temple in Ray County, Iranian national heritage site
Atashgah Castle
castle in Kashmar County, Iran
Shapur Cave
cave in Kazerun County, Iran
Shahrestan Bridge
bridge in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
Marbin Fortress
fortress in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
Bibi Shahrbanu Shrine
shrine in Ray, Iranian national heritage site
Bisotun Old Caravanserai
caravanserai in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site
Sasanian architecture
architecture of the Sassanid Empire
Adur Gushnasp
fire temple in Takht-e Soleyman, major Zoroastrian sacred fire
Minar of Firuzabad
tower-like structure in Gor (modern Firuzabad, Iran)
Siba Hammam
hammam in Kukherdharang, Iran
Jameh Mosque of Dezful
Iranian national heritage site
Bandian Complex
archaeological site in Dargaz County, Iranian national heritage site
Pamenar Mosque
mosque in Mahdishahr, Iran
Shapuri Bridge (Khorramabad)
bridge in Iran
Parthian style
historical Iranian architecture
Terenah
Terenah (from , in ), the unique ancient methods of ancient Kukherd population have been using to transfer the sweet water from Mehran salty river to the other bank of the river order to water their lands.