BY TAPPersia Since ancient times, Iranians have been drawn to creating gardens and orchards. Around 3,000 years ago, Persian garden homes known as “Pere Dese,” which means “around the citadel,” were mentioned in Greek sources. The Persian garden is renowned for serving as a bridge between the realms of matter and meaning and as an embodiment of […]
BY Sara Hoseingholizade Wondering What Might be a PERSIAN GARDEN?! One of the features of astonishing four-season Iran is its magnificent gardens. Truth be told, the garden may not be a suitable term for them. There are more of a piece of heaven -or as they put it “Eden”- on earth. Garden in Persian architecture is a huge […]
BY Sara Hoseingholizade Shiraz is a famous city among tourists to enjoy roaming around fragrant streets and investigating all its well-known natural, historical, and cultural attractions. This city is a great representative of Persian Gardens with its ingenious architecture ad serene environments. There are so many marvelous gardens in Shiraz that each offers its own type of uniqueness […]
BY Manon Tazelaar A Qanat which literally means ‘channel’ in Persian is an underground tunnel that directs fresh water from a source in the mountains to an opening at a lower altitude for the purpose of irrigation. The Qanat is an ingenious and sustainable way to easily provide a reliable supply of water to all societies living in […]
BY Ali Vaseghnia Shazdeh Garden (aka Shahzadeh Garden) is one of the 9 registered Persian Gardens on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The registered Persian Gardens roots date back to the early years of the Achaemenids Empire (6th century BC), and they all share the same design principles, no matter where in the country they are located. The […]
BY TAPPersia Gardening has been an integral part of Persian identity for over 6,000 years. In a meeting with the Spartan commander known as Lysander, Cyrus II, the third Achaemenid king, and ruler of one of the most prestigious and expansive empires of the time, said that when he was not campaigning in new territories, he would […]
