The fortress and ancient city Bam was built 2000 years ago from clay bricks.

In 26.12.2003 enormous earthquake razed the city Bam to the ground, killing almost 40 000 people. The picture depicts the ancient city before the earthquake.

Iran is very hot country but in the north of Iran the ski conditions occur for almost entire year.

Surroundings of the mount Damavand.

Shopping street in a small town.

Khaju bridge in Esfahan from 1602.

Khaju bridge in Esfahan 300m long and 14m wide.

Mosque from 17 century on Khomeyni square in Esfahan, the previous capital of Iran.

The Emam Khomeyni square and the mosque with the same name.

"The hall of 100 columns."- ruins of an ancient palace in Persopolis built in 512 BC by the emperor Darius, which was destroyed in 331 BC by Alexander the Great.

Shiraz

Shiraz

Bazaar in Shiraz.

Bazaar in Shiraz.

Shiraz

An Iranian family on a street of Shiraz.

It is forbidden to take pictures of other women in orthodox Islam, therefor this one covers her face with a camera.

Wind-catcher towers. These are cooling and ventilation systems in houses.

A house of a wealthy merchant in Kashan.

A roof of city baths in Kashan.

An interior of city baths.

Mosque - Kashan.

A village Abyaneh 60 km south from Kashan.

Abyaneh is the oldest inhabited village in Iran.

The people of Abyaneh dress the same way as centuries ago.

The locals of Abyyaneh are usually old people.

Praying women by the thumb of Emam Reza.

Mashhad.

Mashhad.

The thumb of Ayatollah Khomeini near Tehran.

Main thumb of Khomeini.

The thumb is visited in large numbers by pilgrims and children from schools.

Many people pay homage to the great leader Khomeini.

A cemetery.

The whole graveyard is surrounded with family thumbs.

Each Iranian urban bus has 2 sections, the front is for males and the rear is for females.

A couple in a city park.

Shopping streets are usually categorized according to one assortment. Here there are wedding dresses.

A shop with chemicals and dried fruits.

Mosque in one of the university of Tehran.

Tehran.

Tehran.

Tehran.

Tehran.

Tehran.

A local bakery.