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[Chahar Bagh Theological School]

Description: Photograph of Chahar Bagh Theological School. Also known as Madrasa Madar-i Shah, the Chahar Bagh is a 17th century cultural complex in Isfahan, Iran. The compound was built during the time of Soltan Hossein, a Safavid king, to serve as a theological and clerical school to train those who were interested.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.651692 51.669102
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Vank Cathedral]

Description: Photograph of Vank Cathedral in Iran. The Holy Savior Cathedral is a cathedral located in the New Julfa district of Isfahan, Iran. It is commonly referred to as the Vank, which means "monastery" or "convent" in the Armenian language. The cathedral was established in 1606, built by the hundreds of thousands of Armenians who were forcibly resettled by Shah Abbas I in his new capital as part of his scorched-earth policy in Armenia during the Ottoman War of 1603-1618.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.631718 51.655764
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Carpet Store]

Description: Photograph of the inside of a carpet store in Isfahan, Iran. Within the store are lots of people and carpets from wall to wall.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Jameh Mosque of Naeen]

Description: Photograph of Jameh Mosque of Naein. The Jameh Mosque of Naein is the congregational mosque of Naeen city, within Isfahan Province of Iran. Although the mosque is one of the oldest in Iran, it is still in use and is protected by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.868753 53.088014
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Jameh Mosque of Yazd]

Description: Photograph of the Jameh Mosque of Yazd is the grand, congregational mosque of Yazd city, within the Yazd Province of Iran. The mosque is a fine specimen of Persian architecture. It is a great example of the Azari style of Persian architecture. The entrance to the mosque is crowned by a pair of minarets, the highest in Iran, dating back to the Safavid era and measuring 52 meters in height and 6 meters in diameter. Within is a long arcaded courtyard where, behind a deep-set south-east iwan, is th… more
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.901470 54.368502
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Dakhma]

Description: Photograph of Dakhma, a Parsi Funerary tower erected on a hill outside of the city of Yazd. The tower is erected for the disposal of the dead according to the Zoroastrian rite. Such towers are built of brick or stone, and contain gratings on which the corpses are exposed. After vultures have picked the bones clean, they fall into a pit below, thereby fulfilling the injunction that a corpse must not suffer contact with either fire or earth.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.822992 54.354701
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Tower of Silence]

Description: Photograph of Tower of Silence in Yazd, Yazd Province in Iran. Zoroastrians believe that earth, fire and water are all holy elements, so Zoroastrians do not give their dead over to the water, burn them, or bury them. Instead, they place their dead bodies in a tower of silence, letting vultures consume the corpses. In the middle of the tower exists a pit known as Ostudan where the remaining bones are placed after they are cleaned by the vultures.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.288559 54.053811
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Shah Mosque]

Description: Photograph of the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid Empire under the order of Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. The Royal Mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.655166 51.678050
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Shah Mosque]

Description: Photograph of the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid Empire under the order of Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. The Royal Mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.655166 51.678050
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Interior Dome of Shah Mosque]

Description: Photograph of the interior dome of the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid Empire under the order of Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.655166 51.678050
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Vank Cathedral]

Description: Photograph of the Vank Cathedral in Esfahan, also know as the Holy Savior Cathedral and the Church of the Saintly Sisters. The Vank Cathedral was established in 1606, built by the hundreds of thousands of Armenians who were forcibly resettled by Shah Abbas l in his new capital as part of his scorched-earth policy in Armenia during the Ottoman War of 1603 - 1618.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.635037 51.655635
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Glassware and Ceramic Museum]

Description: Photograph of the Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran, so known as the Abgineh Museum. The Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran is located at 30 Tir Street in Tehran, Iran. It was private residence of longtime Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam from 1921 until 1951. The complex was also Embassy of Egypt for seven years.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.693468 51.414439
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque]

Description: Photograph of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619. It was built by the chief architect Mohammadreza Isfahani, during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia. On the Advice of Arthur Upham Pope, Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque rebuilt and repaired in the 1920s.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler & Isfahani, Mohammadreza
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.657352 51.678643
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Aali Qapu Palace]

Description: Photograph of Ali Qapu Palace. Ali Qapu is an imperial palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square, opposite to the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had been originally designed as a vast portal entrance to the grand palace which stretched from the Naqsh-e Jahan Square to the Chahar Baq Boulevard. The palace is forty-eight meters high and there are six floors, each accessible by a difficult spiral staircase. On the sixth floor, Music Hall, deep circular ni… more
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.657043 51.676648
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Jameh Mosque of Isfahan]

Description: Photograph of the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, also known as the Atiq Mosque. The Jameh Mosque of Isfahan is a historic congregational mosque of Isfahan, Iran. The mosque is the result of continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations on the site from around 771 to the end of the 20th century. The Grand Bazaar of Isfahan can be found towards the southwest wing of the mosque. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012. It is one of the largest and most important monuments… more
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.669686 51.685145
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Shah Mosque]

Description: Photograph of the Shah Mosque is a mosque located in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid Empire under the order of Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. The Royal Mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler; al-Amili, Baha al-Din; Isfahani, Ali Akbar; Isfahani, Ustad Shoja; Isfahani, Ustad Ali Akbar & Naini, Ustad Fereydun
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.655166 51.678050
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Shah Mosque]

Description: Photograph of Shah Mosque located in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid Empire under the order of Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era.
Date: 2001
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.655166 51.678050
Partner: Texas Lutheran University
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