Travel to Iran, the land of for seasons with the colourful and rich history, ancient buildings, Iranian hospitality and delicious food. It is a treasure house for some of the most beautiful architectures on the planet with glorious architectures with a warm-hearted welcome
Apadana palace
Apadana palace is the most beautiful palace of the ancient area of Sosa. It has been erected by the order of Darius the Great during 521_515 BC on runs of Elamite buildings. The walls are of brick and the columns are of stone. The palace of Darius has different parts such as the audience hall, the gateway, the reception palace and three central yards. Interior walls are decorated with glazed bricks bearing figures of javidan guard solders, a winged_lion, and water lilies. The remaining parts are kept in the museums in and out of the country. The stone columns have consisted of bases, pedestals, shafts, capitals , and entablatures. Capitals are in from of two cows sitting back to back
Tchoga Zembil Ziggurat
The ziggurat of Tchoga Zembil was erected on the bank of Dez River 40 Kilometers southeast of Shush in Khuzestan Provinece. This Ziggurat was a temple that has been erected in 1250 BC in the middle of Dur Ontash city in the Elamite era by Ontash Napirish. He was the great king of ancient Elam. The ziggurat was built as a temple for Inshoshink, the guardian goddess of Susa. It was destroyed during Ashurbanipal’s attack along with other signs of Elamite civilization. The ziggurat of Tchoga Zambil is one of the biggest ancient buildings made of brick and adobes. It covered a ground of 11000 square meters in five floors. The height of the building was 25 meters in 5 floors. The height of the building was 25 meters and it was 25000 square meters at the base in the zenith. Seven gates connected the holy area of Tchoge Zambil to the outside world. There had been three temples with paved yards and several storerooms for weapons and other tools in the complex. Erosion has damaged the building, especially the upper floors. Tchoga Zambil is among few Iranian buildings registered as universal heritage of UNESCO
Watermills of Shoshtar
The remaining parts of the Sassanid watermills of sika in Shoshtar are in the center of the city beside, the Gorgor Bridge. Sassanids distributed the water of the Karun River all over the city and the surrounding areas. The complex has some rooms for resting in the hot days of the summer. Many old water_mills, and beautiful corridors enhance the beauty of the complex
Relife Figure of Kulfereh_Lzeh
Kulfereh is a valley 7 kilometers away from lzeh in Khuzestan Province. It has 6 relife figures dating from the Elamite era. Elamits were a tribe ruling over southwestern parts of Iran Plateau in 3200 BC. The Elamite Civilization is among the most ancient ones in the world
