It's a balmy spring day in 408 BC. The Spartan general Lysander is on a diplomatic mission to Cyrus the Younger, a Persian satrap (provincial governor) and son of Darius II, the Great King. Cyrus ...

The "Bagh-e Irani" (Persian Garden) project, constructed with an investment of over 220 billion rials (approximately $260,000), was opened in the Mellat Park area of Shahrekord, aiming to promote ...

Each year at New England Botanic Garden, local artists use paint and storytelling to bring garden gnomes, classics in garden ornamentation, to life as part of an annual November exhibition aptly named ...

The Persian Garden consists of a collection of nine gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type of designed garden has assumed over the ...

Fouzieh Farahbakhsh, the director of the World Heritage site, announced the initiative on Tuesday, saying “This significant cultural heritage site is set to receive some government funds allocated for ...

The property includes nine gardens in as many provinces. They exemplify the diversity of Persian garden designs that evolved and adapted to different climate conditions while retaining principles that ...

The garden is a remarkable example of how Persian gardens can thrive even in desert regions The garden follows a traditional Persian garden design with a rectangular shape, tiered levels, and a ...