Iran - Isfahan

During my trip to Iran, one of the most beautiful places was the city of Isfahan with Armenian minority living there.

Isfahan is the second largest city in Iran and one of the most beautiful places in the country. The city is widely known for its production of carpets and the largest bazaar in the Middle East.

Additionally, Isfahan is a homeland for an Armenian minority that lives there for many centuries. Members of this community have been trading with merchants from the entire Middle East and beyond that (also from Europe, Asia and Africa).

Below you can find some pictures presenting the most famous places in Isfahan and the traces of the Armenian minority in the city.

The Great Mosque, VIII c.
Courtyard of the Great Mosque.
Square between the Great Mosque and the Square of Shah.
View on the Shah Mosque (1630) and the Shah Square.
View on the Sheikh Loftollah Mosque (1618) and the Shah Square.
Entrance to the Sheikh Loftollah Mosque.
Ali Qapu palace, XVII c.
The Shah (Royal) Mosque, 1630.
Building of the religious school (madrasa) next to the Shah Mosque.
On of the alleys of the Grand Bazaar.
Traditional orthodox family.
Traditional picnic in a park.
Si-o-se-pol bridge (bridge of thirty three archs), 1602.
Khaju bridge, 1650.
The Armenian Cathedral (1664) in the New Julfa district; entrance (on the right) to the cathedral courtyard and complex (includes also museum).
The Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Saviour, 1664.
The ornamental interior of the cathedral.
The ornamental ceiling of the cathedral.
Memorial tomb-plates on the wall of the cathedral.
Gospel written in Isfahan in 1607, in Armenian language.
Figures presenting the traditional costumes of the Amrenian citizens of the country,