Mashhad QUICK OVERVIEW
Mashhad is the saffron-center of the world, and the best place for buying is in Mashhad Bazar. Mashhad is located in north-eastern of Iran, well-known as a place of religious pilgrimage, each year it has 24 million domestic tourists. vast Holy Shrine of Imam Reza, with golden domes and minarets that are floodlit at night has ritual soul which is very unique and obvious everywhere. Tomb of different Islamic officials and philosophers and different museums of the shrine complex are really interesting it is a great place to know more about Islam. The pain of Imam Reza’s death is still felt very personally well over a millennium later and more than 20 million pilgrims converge here each year to pay their respects. Witnessing their tears is a moving experience, even if you’re not Muslim yourself. The decoration of whole mausoleum is absolutely eye catching. Tomb of Ferdowsi, Tus About 40 kilometers outside of Mashhad is the small town of Tus, which is synonymous with the burial site of Iran’s national poet, Ferdowsi. The author of the epic poem, the Shahnameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Ferdowsi died in 1020 A.D, and his remains have rested in Tus ever since. The mausoleum’s current form, a massive stone structure that imitates Achaemenid architecture, was developed in the 1960s, and is the centerpiece of a surrounding park.
Mashhad TOP ATTRACTIONS
Imam Reza Shrine Complex, Shrine Complex Museums, Mashhad Bazaar, Tomb of Ferdowsi, Tus About 40 kilometers outside of Mashhad is the small town of Tus, which is synonymous with the burial site of Iran’s national poet, Ferdowsi. The author of the epic poem, the Shahnameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Ferdowsi died in 1020 A.D, and his remains have rested in Tus ever since. The mausoleum’s current form, a massive stone structure that imitates Achaemenid architecture, was developed in the 1960s, and is the centerpiece of a surrounding park.
