Art At the Smithsonian, a showcase of Persian art and textiles that steal the spotlight from carpets ‘Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles From the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha’ features ...

TEHRAN – The ruins of Apadana Staircase shows off and offers scenes of historic Persian arts to its domestic and foreign visitors. The lavishly decorated monument stands within the UNESCO-registered ...

The Safavid dynasty, which ruled from the 16th to the 18th century over present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and parts of central Asia, shaped the Persian Empire and subsequently Iranian ...

The lost city of Susa was once home to 15 distinct civilizations, dating back to at least 1500 BC. Susa ‘disappeared into the sands of time,’ but now leaves a vast archaeological find that ...