Isfahan-Palaces

Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan, at night	Parkland around the Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan	Hasht Behesht Palace, the Eight Paradises	Hasht Behesht Palace, 1660's
Peacock in tilework , Hasht Behesht Palace	Tile birds, Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan	Tile birds, Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan	Tile birds, Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan
Tiger attacking a deer, Hasht Behesht Palace	Columns, Hasht Behesht Palace	Central dome, Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan	Mirrorwork at the top of the central dome, Tile birds, Hasht Behesht Palace
Wall painting, Hasht Behesht Palace	Wall painting, Hasht Behesht Palace	Fireplace, Hasht Behesht Palace	Mounted soldier, Hasht Behesht Palace
Ceiling, Hasht Behesht Palace	Windows, Hasht Behesht Palace	Hasht Behesht Palace	Entrance gate to Chehel Sotun Palace
Fountain, Chehel Sotun Palace	There is one of these on each corner of the pool in front of Chehel Sotun Palace	Chehel Sotun Palace	Chehel Sotun Palace
Flowers, Chehel Sotun Palace	Chehel Sotun - Forty Column Palace, 1706	Achaemenid style columnar porch	Persian mirrorwork, Chehel Sotun Palace, 1706
Persian mirrorwork, Chehel Sotun Palace	Self portrait in the mirrored ceiling, Chehel Sotun Palace	Stained glass window, Chehel Sotun Palace	Stained glass windhow, Chehel Sotun Palace
The days before the prohibition of wine	Fresco, North Antechamber, Chehel Sotun Palace	North Antechamber, Chehel Sotun Palace	The Great Hall of Chehel Sotun Palace contains 6 large frescoes with historic scenes
Great Hall, Chehel Sotun Palace	2 of the 6 large historic murals	Mural 1: Shah Abbas I (reigned 1587-1629)	Mural 1: Vali Mohammed Khan, King of Turkistan, seeking refuge
Great Hall - the 2nd historic mural	Mural 2: Reception of Nader Mohammed Khan, King of Turkistan in 1646 by Shah Abbas II	Mural 2: Shah Abbas II in 1646	Mural 2: King of Turkistan entertained by dancing girls
Mural 3: The Karnal War between Nader Shah Afshar and Mohammed Goorkani, King of India, near Delhi 1740	Mural 3: Detail of the Karnal War	Mural 3: Detail of the Karnal War	Mural 3: Mohammed Goorkani (Sultan Mahmud) suffered defeat in 1740 near Delhi
Mural 4: Chaldoran fighting between Shah Ismail I and the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman in 1514	Mural 4: The Persians in battle with the Turks	Mural 5: Shah Tahmasp receiving King Humayun of India in Zanjan in 1544	Mural 5: Shah Tahmasp receiving King Homayoon of India in Zanjan in 1544
Mural 5: Persian court	Mural 5: Musketeers	Mural 5: Indian offerings	Mural 6: Battle between Shah Ismail I and King Shaybak Khan of Uzbekistan in 1510 in Khorasan
Mural 6: The 1510 battle against the Uzbeks was a Persian victory	Great Hall ceiling	15th Century wool prayer rug, Tabriz	Antique prayer rug, Chehel Sotun Palace
The Great Hall of Chehel Sotun Palace also contains smaller frescoes below the main murals	IranMar06 855.jpg	IranMar06 879.jpg	IranMar06 899.jpg
Successful hunt	IranMar06 847.jpg	IranMar06 871.jpg	IranMar06 873.jpg
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IranMar06 897.jpg	IranMar06 898.jpg	South Antechamber - risque painting of man watching a topless woman	Southern Antechamber - dancing girls
Southern Antechamber - dancing girls	Pottery camel, Chehel Sotun Palaace	Men's Room	Exterior, Chehel Sotun Palace
Chehel Sotun Palace	IranMar06 919.jpg	IranMar06 921.jpg	IranMar06 923.jpg