You can read Iran's past on the ground. Elamite brick at Susa and Chogha Zanbil. Achaemenid columns at Persepolis. Sasanian kings carved into the cliffs of Naqsh-e Rostam and Taq-e Bostan. Safavid tilework around Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, and Qajar mirror halls in Tehran's Golestan Palace.<\/p>\n
Many sites hold several eras at once. The Jameh Mosque of Isfahan keeps Seljuk domes, Mongol-era stucco and Safavid tiles under one roof. Naqsh-e Rostam, a short drive from Persepolis, has Sasanian reliefs cut below the tombs of Achaemenid kings.<\/p>\n
This section covers the empires, rulers, faiths and turning points behind those places. Start with our timeline pillar, Iranian dynasties from Elam to the Pahlavis<\/a>, then go deeper era by era:<\/p>\n Want to stand in front of the stones themselves? Our Iran tours<\/a> and private tours<\/a> include the major historical sites.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/history\/","name":"History","slug":"history","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/16744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=16744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n