Persepolis, 1st century capital of the world
Not far from Shiraz in southern Iran lie the ruins of Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC); the first great Persian empire that ruled over 44% of the ancient world.
Magnificent desolation: Iran’s Lut Desert
The Lut Desert in south eastern Iran is the hottest place on earth. Where these photographs where taken, it was 55°C (131°F). Here the wind doesn’t cool you, it burns you like the air from an oven.
Vestiges of Zoroastrianism in Iran
Yazd is Iran’s unofficial capital of Zoroastrianism; one of the world’s oldest continuously practiced religions and Persia’s dominant religion before the the arrival of Islam in the 7th century.
Ceilings of Iran
Images of the spectacular ceilings that can be found in Iran and the mosques, mausolea, madrasahs and palaces they belong to.