Isfahan: Half of The World
Cities should receive thousands of tourists from the planet each year, but for political, economic, geographic, are almost off the map of the travels of a massive way.Isfahan is an example of them.It is undoubtedly one of the cities most beautiful and interesting of allAsia, A city recognized as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.In this post we tell you why.
Isfahan has earned the slogan of being recognized as “half the world . “Halfway between Sea Caspianand the Persian Gulf , the city is an oasis of architectural wonders and monuments collected over thirty centuries of history.To get there, we’ll just move on the ground about four hours from Tehran .We go in a big city with a million and a half, which retains many monuments and sites of Islamic architecture built over centuries.
Square Naghsh-i-Jahan and Plaza Real is unquestionably the epicenter of the places of interest, the site was recognized asWorld Heritage .Its dimensions are so colossal as to be one of the world’s largest, surrounded by historical buildings such as mosque Lutfallah , with its dome 12 meters in diameter, the Mosque of the Shah , south of the square, the Palace Ali Qapu , with its magnificent 48 m high and rectangular structure, and the bustling bazaar in Isfahan , an endless network of tunnels where craftsmen and workers plying their trade.Encouraged by the horse carriages that go round the square, between the monumental facades of buildings and other times, the heart of Isfahan still allows us to time travel.
Sometimes, Isfahan no one resists the topic of “City of the Thousand and One Nights”.But also a mystical city itself is a modern city in Iran , in its development, and in their social customs.Blessed by its strategic position, used to be an example of urban planning today reflects almost perfect and many of their moments of glory.As in many parts of the world, the so-called progress does not always come hand in hand with respect for the glorious past.However, there is still much to see and do in this city.