THE QAJAR ERA BUILDING IN THE GARDEN

SHIRAZ

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March 5th 2017
SHIRAZ MARCH 5, 2017 We got into Shiraz last night. This is a beautiful hotel. Our room is very nice except the bathroom is the smallest I have ever seen. I always thought the old Marriotts had the smallest bathrooms, but this one is the size of a postage stamp. This morning we first went to the Eram Botannical Garden a World Heritage Site.The garden was started about 900 years ago and is ... read more

Middle East » Iran » South

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Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and the shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political author... ... read more