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Iran: Daily Photos of Art and Persian History

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Malagasy · Iran: Sary andavanandron'ny zavakanto sy ny tantara Persiana
বাংলা · ইরান: প্রতিদিন শিল্প আর পারস্যের ইতিহাসের ছবি
Français · Iran : photos quotidiennes sur l'art et l'Histoire perses
Español · Irán: Fotos cotidianas de arte e historia persa
srpski · Iran: Fotografije o umetnosti i persijskoj istoriji
македонски · Иран: Дневни фотографии од уметност и персиска историја
繁體中文 · 伊朗:波斯藝術與歷史照片
简体中文 · 伊朗:波斯艺术与历史照片
русский · Иран: фотографии искусства и персидской истории

Iranian citizen media does not only talk about politics and protest, but also life, art and history. Vahid Rahmanian is a creative photo blogger who publishes photos of art and historic places in Iran. With Vahid's permission, we've republished a few of the daily photos below. Click on them to see bigger versions in his blog.

Colourful Mosque

Nasir AlMolk mosque, Shiraz

Persian Dance

A painting on the wall of Chehel Sotoun (40 columns) in Esfahan (Isfahan) depicting Persian dancers dancing in the court of the Safavid king.

Plates with various designs

These plates showing varieties of MinaKari, a specific handicraft of Esfahan.

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