Tag: hamedan
Hamadan central square
By Mr.Ashayeri (JSI2341) The central square of Hamedan is a large square that is known today as Imam Khomeini Square of Hamedan. German architect Carl Frisch is the main designer of this square and the six streets branching from it and the corresponding ring roads with the star-radial pattern ofRead More …
Ganjnameh
By Mr.Ashayeri (JSI2340) Ganjnameh petroglyphs are writings from the era of Darius the Great and Xerxes of the Achaemenid period, which were carved on one of the rocks of Alvand, 5 kilometers west of Hamedan and at the end of the Abbasabad Valley. The inscriptions are written in three columnsRead More …
Hamadan Stone Lion
By Mr.Ashayeri (JSI2339) The stone lion of Hamada is a historical monument in Hamadan, Iran.The stone lion – one part of the ‘Lions’ Gate’ – sits on a hill where a Parthian-era cemetery is said to have been located.When first built, this statue had a twin counterpart for which theyRead More …