LFG3712217: Decorated tile work at the golestan palace, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712229: The stained glass windows of the old bazaar, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712244: Shrine of Hasan Ibn Musa Ibn Ibn Jafar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712283: Sultan amir ahmad bathhouse, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712295: Sultan amir ahmad bathhouse roof and terrace, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712319: Abbasian historical house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712340: Pilgrims at the shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh, Qom province, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712382: Historical reconstitution on naghsh-i jahan square, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712400: Carved decorations of an old qajar house, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712424: Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square at night, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712430: Old dovecote for pigeons, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712436: Jameh Masjid or Friday mosque ceiling, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712445: Man ready to play in the traditional religious theatre called tazieh about Imam Hussein death in Kerbala, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712451: Iranian man praying on the tomb of his relative killed in the Iran Iraq War in the Rose garden of martyrs cemetery, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712469: The site of Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712490: The site of Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712499: Tourists taking pictures in Nasir ol Molk mosque, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712508: Arg-e Karim Khan fort bath peacock decoration, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712520: JAmeh Mosque minarets, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712538: Iranian woman wearing traditional floreal chador and man selling souvenirs for tourists, Natanz County, Abyaneh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712553: A beautifully adorned ceiling of the hall in Boroujerdi historical house, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712556: Carpet tassels, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712562: Iranian shiite women share tea and cakes in a private house for nazri during Chehel Manbar festival on Tasua to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Hussein, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712568: Shiite parade during Muharram passing in front of Imam Hassan mosque, Central County, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712577: Alam procession during Muharram celebrations in Fatima al-Masumeh shrine, Central County, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712583: An Hosseinieh decorated for Muharram where shiite men come to worship Imam Hussein, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712685: View of the city with the pollution cloud from the top of the milad tower, Central district, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712691: Dhow boat at low tide, Qeshm Island, Laft, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712697: Men dancing during a wedding ceremony, Qeshm Island, Tabl, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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DPS3592392: Houses and apartment buildings along the coast, California, USA (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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DPS3592511: Worn wooden shutters on a cracked and dilapidated building, Beirut, Lebanon (photo) / Bridgeman Images

DPS3592517: Broken windows and old shutters on a weathered and worn building, Beirut, Lebanon (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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