Half the World: Isfahan


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March 10th 2017
Published: July 20th 2017
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Roam abroad in the world, and take your fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when you must quit it for good. – Sa’adi Arrived in glorious Isfahan, only a four-hour bus ride from Yazd, in the early evening. The jewel of ancient Persia and one of the finest cities in the Islamic world, according to the guidebook, and famous for its Persian-Islamic architecture. The most well-know... Read Full Entry



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Chehel Sutoon Palace

*photo courtesy of Clement
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Fresco in Chehel Sutoon Palace

Shah Abbas I presides over a banquet.
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Fresco in Chehel Sutoon Palace

Shah Tahmasp receives Humayn, the Indian prince who fled to Persia in 1543.
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Fresco in Chehel Sutoon Palace

Shah Abbas II welcomes Kind Nader Khan of Turkestan with musicians and dancing girls. *photo courtesy of Clement
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Chehel Sutoon Palace

*photo courtesy of Clement
Vank CathedralVank Cathedral
Vank Cathedral

*photo courtesy of Clement
Vank CathedralVank Cathedral
Vank Cathedral

*photo courtesy of Clement
Khajou BridgeKhajou Bridge
Khajou Bridge

*photo courtesy of Clement
Khajou BridgeKhajou Bridge
Khajou Bridge

*photo courtesy of Clement



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