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Iran: Daily Photos of Art and Persian History

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iran, Arts & Culture, History, Photography, Religion

Iranian citizen media does not only talk about politics and protest, but also life, art and history. Vahid Rahmanian is a creative photo blogger who publishes photos of art and historic places in Iran [1]. With Vahid's permission, we've republished a few of the daily photos below. Click on them to see bigger versions in his blog.

Colourful Mosque

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Nasir AlMolk mosque, Shiraz [3]

Persian Dance

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A painting on the wall of Chehel Sotoun (40 columns) in Esfahan [5] (Isfahan) depicting Persian dancers dancing in the court of the Safavid king.

Plates with various designs

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These plates showing varieties of MinaKari, a specific handicraft of Esfahan.