LFG3712350: Men putting carpets for praying in the shrine of fatima al-masumeh, Qom province, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712225: Golestan palace hall of mirrors, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712375: Brick decoration in Ameh Mosque, Isfahan province, Natanz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712241: Shrine of Hasan Ibn Musa Ibn Ibn Jafar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712393: Mosaic pattern with ceramic tiles in friday mosque, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712420: Colorful mural painting in mir emad mosque, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712446: Man riding a horse during a traditional religious theatre called tazieh about Imam Hussein death in Kerbala, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712460: Ancient columns in the gate of all nations in Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712479: The Tachara palace of Darius the great in Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712500: Nasir ol Molk mosque, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712510: Iranian shiite muslim mourners chanting during Muharram inside Fahadan Hosseinieh, Yazd, Yazd Province, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712525: Ayatollah Khomeini memorial in front of the three-storey takieh part of the Amir chakhmaq complex, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712533: Wind towers used as a natural cooling system for water reservoir in Iranian traditional architecture, Isfahan Province, Nain, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712258: The last supper canvas sold in the bazaar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712267: Plasterwork from a wall from the courtyard of the house in the boroujerdi house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712289: Sultan amir ahmad bathhouse, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712294: Sultan amir ahmad bathhouse, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712308: Tabatabaei historical house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712326: Propaganda sign with Ayatollah Khomeini on the wall of the former u.s. embassy, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712337: Pilgrims at the shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh, Qom province, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712346: Pilgrims at the shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh, Qom province, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712354: Sign paying homage to soldiers fallen during the war between Iran and Iraq, Qom province, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712361: Propaganda sign inside holy shrine mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, Shemiranat county, Behesht-e zahra, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712388: Mannequins with heads hald cut in the bazaar, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712405: Khaju bridge pol-e khaju spanning the zayandeh river, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712442: Iranian shiite muslim man in the bazaar to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Hussein during Muharram, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712448: Picture of bus depicting Iranian soldiers going to the iraqi front in the Rose garden of martyrs cemetery, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712475: Relief in Apadana palace Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712496: The gate of all nations in Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712509: Arg-e Karim Khan fort bath ceiling, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712522: Billboard asking to wear a hijab in JAmeh Mosque, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712532: An old woman making a carpet in a caravanserai, Yazd Province, Meybod, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712542: The 18th century Agha Bozorg mosque, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712566: Iranian boy lights candles during Chehel Manbar ceremony on Tasua to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of hussein, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712588: Muhr head-stones made of clay from some holy land used by shia muslims in the Shrine of sultan Ali, Kashan County, Mashhad-e Ardahal, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712596: Iranian shiite muslim girl beating herself with iron chains during Muharram, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images