Eram Garden ( fa, باغ ارم, ''Bāgh-e Eram'') is a historic
Persian garden in
Shiraz
Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...
. The garden, and the building within it, are located at the northern shore of the Khoshk River in the
Fars province.
History
It is unclear when construction of the gardens began, however historical evidence suggests that the gardens were built during the
Seljuk Empire
The Great Seljuk Empire, or the Seljuk Empire was a high medieval, culturally Turko-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, founded and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. It spanned a total area of from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to ...
(11th-14th centuries) under the rule of
Ahmad Sanjar.
Today, Eram Garden and building are within Shiraz Botanical Garden of
Shiraz University. They are open to the public as a historic landscape garden. They are
World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
, and protected by
Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.
Gallery
Baghe Eram Shiraz.jpg, Qavam House
Qavam House (also widely called, Narenjestan-e Ghavam) is a traditional and historical house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886. The building preserves the elegance and refinement enjoyed by the upper-class families during the ...
in Eram Garden
Sunny day in Eram Garden.jpg, Wide view of the building
DJI 0021(0).jpg, Aerial view of the building
Eram Shiraz.jpg, Ornamental pool of the Eram Garden
Eram garden.JPG, Ornamental pool and date palm at Eram Garden
See also
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Persian gardens
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Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture ( Persian: معمارى ایرانی, ''Memāri e Irāni'') is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its history dates back to at least 5,000 BC ...
*
Qavam House
Qavam House (also widely called, Narenjestan-e Ghavam) is a traditional and historical house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886. The building preserves the elegance and refinement enjoyed by the upper-class families during the ...
Sources
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20140922071450/http://www.eramgarden.org/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131219025742/http://eramgarden.shirazu.ac.ir/
* Iran Tourism Center
Eram garden
Persian gardens in Iran
Museums in Iran
Buildings and structures in Shiraz
World Heritage Sites in Iran
Tourist attractions in Shiraz
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