This public bath is located in the Grand Bazaar of Mashad , near a mosque known by the same name. This is supposed to be converted into a museum. The bath was constructed by Shah Abbas I of Safavid dynasty and consists of a clockroom with eight stone pillars and a domed ceiling. It has been repaired several times since then.
This is the 2nd serie of flowers which I have taken their photos. In this photo, you can see two kind of flowers, the blue long ones and those small flowers on the right (green) and the left (white). Again I do not know their names. If you know them, please let me know. Thank you
There is an interesting poem on the wall of the entrance. It may belong to the famous poet, Ferdowsi. It says:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is a state university, established in 1949, and the third oldest major state university of Iran. It is the largest university in northeast Iran, and has a large faculty. The university offers 140 bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees to 15,000 male and female students studying under 700 faculty members with the aid of 2000 staff employees.
From now I will post series of flower photos. Unfortunately I have never tried to learn flowers' names. So please help me (and other visitors) to know my flowers' names if you know them.
Rostam is a mythical hero of Iran; he is the champion of champions. He was immortalized by the 10th century poet Ferdowsi of Tus in the Shahnameh or Epic of Kings, which contain pre-Islamic folklore and history.
"Ghagh" is the name of a special local bread made with milk, sugar and sesame. It tastes fantastic! This kind of bread is thin and crisp, as you see.
Nader Shah ruled as King of Persia (1736-47 AD). His campaigns created a great Iranian Empire that briefly encompassed what is now Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of the Caucasus region, and parts of Central Asia, but his military spending had a ruinous effect on the Persian economy. Nader Shah has been described as "the last great Asian military conqueror".
This old man looks so sad and tired. He wasn't a beggar. He was selling some hand-made washclothes to earn some money, though people did not care. I got closer to him and asked him if I can take his photo. He only moved his head to say yes. I asked him to smile; but he couldn't. It was something unknown for him. He forgot how to smile.
This beautiful building called Gonbad Sabz (Green Dome) is the tomb of Mohammad Momen, a philosopher in 6 centuries ago, around 1400 AD. The green dome was built 300 years ago in 1700 AD. I like its happy colors (green and blue) and also its architecture!
Colonel Mohammad Taqi Pecian (Pesian) was the first Iranian pilot. He was born in 1892 in Tabriz. In 1907 he left for Tehran to continue his education and entered Military College. After 5 years he took up the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Gendarmerie, within two years he was promoted to Captain. in 1916 Mohammad Taqi went to live in exile in Berlin. During his time in Berlin, he was trained as a pilot in the German Airforce and was possibly the first Iranian to fly the plane. In 1920 Mohammad Taqi returned to Iran and joined the Gendarmerie. In June 1920 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and in September 1920 he became commander of Gendarmerie of Khorasan. He is buried in Mashhad, Khorasan in the same garden that contains Nader Shah's tomb in 1921 when he was only 29. He was a great man!
Hundreds years ago, Portugal attacked Iran from the south, Persian Gulf. Portuguese invaded south of Iran for several years. This cannon belongs to Portuguese army.
This is the entrance of Hotel Homa II. It is one of the most prestigious hotels in Mashhad which hosts so many tourists (includes diplomats, governers and etc) from other countries each year. It is located in South Janbaz Street, Sajjad Boulevard.
Location: Highway 22W (Mashhad to Sari): passing Golestan forest in Golestan Province. It is one of the most beautiful rural roads in the northeastern of the country.
Location: LOVEH waterfall, city of Minoo-dasht, Golestan Province
Location: Ghaboos tower (the tallest tower in the world made of bricks), city of Gonbad, Golestan Province
I don't know why Iranian banks like to have the biggest buildings in cities?! This buidling belongs to Sepah Bank. A LRT station is located near the building.
Emam Reza Shrine (the golden building) is the most important place in Mashhad (also the oldest, since 1200 years ago). Each year between 15 to 20 million people travel to Mashhad to visit this holy shrine. It is really a mega-tourism site. The name of Mashhad comes back to Emam Reza, one of the Prophet Mohammad's grand sons. Mashhad means the place of death, which refers to the place which Emam Reza was killed. There is a very big underground intersection (with several parkings) under the shrine. I was going down with my car when I took this photo.
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