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Travel to the most beautiful traditional houses in Iran
Kashan is one of the oldest cities in Iran and has the first civilization of urbanization laid in the hills of Silk with more than 10,000 years of historical history. This old and historic city with the most beautiful buildings is located on the edge of the central desert. In this historic city, you can visit unique monuments such as the Silk Hill, Feen Garden Jalalieh Fort(1000-year-old), and the Bazaar also you can visit the most beautiful traditional houses with their special architecture. Kashan's houses are one of the most beautiful traditional houses in Iran, with different architectural decorations.
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Treasury of the National Jewels
The incomparable "Treasury of the National Jewels", which is open to the public, is a collection of the most expensive jewels in the world, collected over centuries.
Every piece of this collection is a reflection of the tumultuous history of this great nation, and the result of the creativity and artistry of the residents of this land. Each piece recalls memories of bitter-sweet victories and defeats, of the pride and arrogance of rulers who were powerful or weak.
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Arthur Upham Pope
Arthur Upham Pope (1881-1969 A.D.) and his wife, Dr. Phyllis Ackerman came to Iran in 1925 A.D. for the first time, as the head of the industrial section of the Near-East from the Chicago Fine Arts Association. He was a renowned orientalist of Islamic industries who compiled six volumes entitled: "A Survey of Persian Art'. During his studies of Iran, Pope made twenty trips that embedded in him a love of Iran, a love he would never lose to such an extent that in one of his personal letters to the late Dr. Issa Saddiq, he expressed that Esfahan was where his most important work had been done and the place of his greatest happiness.
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Hajifirouz, Persian Santa Claus
A Study of The Origin And Evolution Of The Haji Firuz Phenomenon In The History Of Iran
The advent of spring and the return of warm weather to the earth with the end of winter have been considered happy and auspicious events among different peoples and nations of the world and therefore been an occasion for various celebrations and festivities. In Iran, one of the manifestations of the springtide festivities was the Atash Afruz o Haji Firuz (The Fire Starter and Haji Firuz) street spectacle -a ceremony that was a harbinger of spring and Nowruz (the Iranian New Year).
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The Law Code of Hammurabi
In the first-floor gallery of the Iran National Museum, you encounter a replica of the world-famous Hammurabi Law Code. The original, which is a basalt stele, 2.25 meters high, bears the most lengthy single text survived from the Old Babylonian Period. This collection of laws was long thought to be the first legal text in history, but this theory is disputed now by the discovery of older collections of laws, respectively those of Uru-
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