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Turkmenistan
Iran 2008
Mashhad
Tehran - I
Persepolis
Shiraz
Yazd
Esfahan
Tehran - II
Mashhad
Hama e Razavi shrine
Hama e Razavi shrine
(Phone Pic.)
Hama e Razavi shrine
(Phone Pic.)
Hama e Razavi shrine
(Phone Pic.)
Tehran - I
Mashhad-Tehran
"Nest of Spies"
"Nest of Spies"
"Nest of Spies"
"Nest of Spies"
Nearing Shiraz (by air).
Persepolis
Guardian Winged Bull
"Sycthians?"
King, supported by peoples.
Rock Tomb
With Ahura Mazda symbol.
Naqsh-e Rostam Tombs
Tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam
Temple (?) at Naqsh-e Rostam
Shiraz
Arg-e Karim Khan
18th c. Shiraz Fortress.
Tethered Balloon
aka Aramgah-e Shah-e Chreagh shrine
Another fine balloon
Aramgah-e Shah-e Chreagh shrine
Shirad to Yazd
Yazd
Atashkadah
Ahura Mazda Symbol
Holy Flame
Holy Flame + Tourists
Holy Flame + Pious Scotsman
Holy Flame
Yazd cooling "badjirs"
Yazd Rooftops
Note cooling "badjirs"
Yazd Mosque
Yazd Mosque
Yazd Mosque Interior
"Tower of Silence"
Atop natural cliff.
"Tower of Silence"
About 15-20 ft tall.
"Tower of Silence"
Inenr pit for dissolving corpses.
Road to Chack Chak
Inside the Holy Shrine
Catching the Holy Drips
Scotsman at Chack Chak
The Holy Shrine
Built against natural cliff face.
Esfahan
Imam Mosque
Imam Mosque
Inner Gateway.
Imam Mosque
Imam Mosque
Imam Mosque Interior
Imam Mosque
Dome Interior
Imam Mosque
Sheik Lotfollah mosque
Sheik Lotfollah mosque
Sheik Lotfollah interior
Jame Mosque Interior
Jame Mosque
Jame Mosque
14th c. Mihrab
Jame Mosque
Mosque of Ali minaret
Esfahan Bridge
Chehel Sotun palace
Chehel Sotun palace
Tehran - II
Imam Khmoeini Mosque
Tehran Bazaar
Persepolis Capital
Iranian National Museum
Frieze of King
Iranian National Museum
Imam Khomeini Shrine
Imam Khomeini Mausoleum
Turkmenistan