Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Persian Garden consists of a collection of nine gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type ...

The exhibition entitled “The Garden as a Place of Refuge” is an accompaniment to the exhibition Iran: Five Millennia of Art and Culture, which will open on Saturday in the German capital. “Whether ...

An expanding civilization brought new ideas, cultures and gardens. As civilization expanded, so did landscape and garden design. Throughout history, different cultures embodied themselves through ...

The decision to register the property on the list was made during the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee, which opened in Paris on June 19. The meeting comes to an end today. The committee ...

It's a balmy spring day in 408 BC. The Spartan general Lysander is on a diplomatic mission to Cyrus the Younger, a Persian satrap (provincial governor) and son of Darius II, the Great King. Cyrus ...

While different civilizations and cultures developed their own interpretations of gardens, one should wonder where the concept of a garden originated. The Bible containsthe earliest-mentioned garden, ...

The Persian Garden consists of a collection of nine gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type of designed garden has assumed over the ...

PENELOPE HOBHOUSE, the English garden designer and historian who taught many Americans how to use color in their perennial beds, has abandoned her walled paradise in Dorset, England, to write about ...

The attractive Safavid architecture and world heritage sites have made Isfahan province a popular destination for both Iranian and international tourists. Isfahan is Iran's most beautiful city, where ...

From Timur's tent in Samarqand to Shah Abbas' palace in Isfahan and Humayun's tomb in Delhi, the pavilion has been an intergral part of Persianate gardens since its earliest appearance at the ...