Historical sites

9 photos of the Fin garden in Kashan, a pleasant Persian style garden and a UNESCO world heritage site

16 photos of the Shah mosque, at the southern end of the Naqshejahan square

17 photos of the Sheikh Lotf Allah mosque with its impressive dome chamber

7 photos of Ali Qapu palace on the western side of the Naqshejahan square

14 photos of the Chehel Sotoon palace, a 16th century palace with excellently preserved frescoes

9 photos of the Khaju bridge, one of the masterpieces of Isfahani renessaince architecture

9 photos of Si-o-seh Pol (33 arches) bridge, a masterpiece of Safavid architecture

24 photos of the Nasir Ol Molk mosque in Shiraz with its beautiful winter prayer hall

6 photos of the tombs of Artaxerxes II and III in Persepolis

33 photos of Pasargadae, the ancient Persian capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

75 photos of the Ming tombs near Beijing, where 13 of the 16 emperors of the Ming dynasty are buried

28 photos of Kharkhorin, which in the 13th century was Karakorum, the capital of the Mongol empire

37 photos of the Tanzhe temple, a 1700 years old Buddhist temple near Beijing

43 photos of the Forbidden City, the former Chinese imperial palace in Beijing

18 photos of the Temple of Heaven, a large park with several religious buildings in Beijing

25 photos of the Summer Palace in Beijing, a huge park with a lake and several palaces, temples and pavilions