The ancient city of Kashan has joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, a major global recognition that shines a spotlight ...

The architecture of northern Iran exhibits an extroverted quality. Buildings are designed to let in the sounds of rain, birds and rustling trees, as well as scents of nature. Architecture in this ...

People stroll in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Isfahan, Iran, last September. (Mustafa Noori / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) While military strategists scramble to ...

Iran has placed 17 of its most iconic mosques on UNESCO’s Tentative List under the collective title “Persian Mosque,” paving ...

Caravanserais were roadside inns built along ancient Iranian routes, providing shelter, food, and water to caravans, pilgrims, and travelers. These establishments were pivotal to the Silk Road trade ...

"Iran, the former Persia, lies at an interface between West-East and North-South. Several early trade routes crossed the country, connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, and the cultural wealth and scenic ...

Studio Integrate wants to bring the mathematical genius of ancient Iran to modern architecture. "Some of Iran's most famous structures were built 500 years ago but achieve what we want now -- ...

Introduction : conceptualizing Iran and building Iranian empires -- Building the First Persian Empire -- The destruction of Achaemenid Persia and the creation of Seleucid Iran -- The rise of the ...

TEHRAN, 14 May (BelTA - IRNA) - Chogha Zanbil is an ancient ziggurat that shows the grandeur of the Elamite civilization. It was the first Iranian site to be registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list ...