If you're going to bury someone above ground, the container should probably be both secure and reverent. This knowledge seems to be almost instinctive, as ornate tombs and mausoleums can be found... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Tawsam, Mark_Casey and others

The lakes of Band-e Amir are an incredibly stunning sight. Six deep blue lakes suddenly appear like sparkling jewels in the middle of the barren grey wasteland of Central Afghanistan that... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

Eram Garden (Bagh-e Eram), located along the northern shore of the Khoshk River in Shiraz, is one of the most famous and beautiful Persian gardens in all of Iran. It should be noted that the word... »

Natural History, Cultures and Civilizations , Architectural Oddities, Horticultural Marvels | Edited by TrevorShawnElia and Rachel

Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque was completed in 1619 after nearly 20 years of work. Today, the mosque stands as a magnificent and detailed public work. However, when it was originally built it was a... »

Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Edited by atimian

In the stunning green hills of Northern Iran, one cemetery is covered in headstones distinctly resembling male and female genitalia. Some are cylindrical and capped, while others are paired and... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by serflac and atimian

Until 40 years ago, corpses could still be found on top of the Towers of Silence in Yazd, slowly disintegrating or being picked apart by desert vultures. In the Zoroastrian tradition, once a... »

Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by A Facebook user and atimian

There are many places that claim to be the traditional burial place of the biblical prophet Daniel, a Jewish prophet revered in Iran. But the tomb located in Susa, Iran, is the most widely... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Cultures and Civilizations , Architectural Oddities | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

Tucked away in the remote northwest corner of Iran is a village where residents live as modern-day cave dwellers. Current residents of Kandovan, a tourist village in the province of East... »

Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Lost Tribes, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and Tawsam

Salt caves are, at least in a geological sense, very much alive. While, like other caves of chalk, marble or gypsum the rock is dissolved by water that seeps in through cracks, unlike the... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities, Wonders of Salt, Curious Caves | Edited by Tawsam

For most city dwellers, pigeons are categorized along with rats, cockroaches and mice as vermin. Not so in 16th and 17th century Iran. Domesticated, pigeons were a valuable resource, or rather,... »

Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and re_nakaba