Friday, April 23, 2010

Kashan, Iran

Fin Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, located in Kashan, Iran, is a historical Persian garden. It contains Kashan's Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in 1852.
(Wikipedia)





Isfahan, Iran

Abbasi Hotel in Iranian city of Isfahan. This complex was built at the time of king Sultan Hossein of Safavid about 300 years ago. It was built as a caravansary to provide lodging for passengers. The structure has been renovated since the 1950s to fight and prevent degradation.