Inside of a Caravansarai
You can see the walls of the various guest rooms - this is 15th, 16th century construction
Little girl in front of 3000 y.o. cypress tree outside of pasargadae.
Nice Esfahanis at the tomb of Cyrus the Great
The tomb was called "the Tomb of Solomon's Mother" for several millenium maybe so that invaders wouldn't desecrate it. In the last century it was rediscovered as Cyrus' tomb.
At Pasargadae - Cyrus' temple, with inscription in Greek, Akkamedian, and ??
Shah Gorg the First
The terraced walk way above the Quran Gate of Shiraz. There is a great cave with Tea Room and Qalyoun at the top.
Naghshe Rostam - the Necropolis with the tombs of Darius the Great, Xerxes and ArtaXerxes and giant sculptures underneath.
The scale of the scuptures just isn't captured in the photos. If you have good eyes, read the plaque on the right foto.
Darius' Tomb
Persepolis
Two dudes who work at Persepolis
Even the Graffiti is old
Darius founded Persepolis about 512BC when the Persian empire spread from India to Greece.
This was where the tribute was brought to the king. Many of the freezes show the varied tribes and tribute of the empire.
Ziba bachche
The original stone was a brilliant black that must have been really amazing.
Ahura Mazda (maybe?)
Persian Strength
Hassan the local guide
