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Where to stay ? Underground City Of Nushabad: Mahan hotel Masterpiece Of Ancient Architecture he underground city of Nushabad, millstones next to every canal which were known as Ouyi to locals is closed down while people were hiding in Tlocated 8 km north of Kashan in the lower stories. Esfahan province, central . It’s a truly According to Zahra Sarookhani, leader fascinating ancient place. of the archaeological team that excavated The noushabad underground city Noushabad, the ventilation system used is considered to be one of the most in the underground city through devising ahan hotel with remarkable underground cities in the canals made it possible for the refugees to all facilities world and a masterpiece of ancient breathe even at a depth of 20 meters below Mand relaxed architecture. the ground. atmosphere and the People could live in the underground She further explained that the special pleasant three-star hotel passages and room for several days usage of this underground city as a place welcomes guests and without the need of going outside. where people could take shelter defined its appreciated. People could live in the underground architectural plan. Hotel location: passages and room for several days The depth of this underground city varies Mahan hotel in the East without the need of going outside. from 4 to 18 meters and the different of the city, adjacent to The reason why the city is called spaces formed by carving the rocks seem the city’s main highways Nushabad (“city of cold tasty water”) is a little frightening. (Shahid Sayyad Shirazi) because in the ancient times one of the In order to reach the underground city, located Agha Babai and Sassanian kings who was passing through there were several different openings. thus quick and easy access this area stopped here to drink water from Some of these openings were located to the city without traffic a well. He found this water extremely inside the houses of people while others problems is possible. clear and cold. Therefore, he ordered to were located in important gathering Conference hall: build a city around this well and name it places such as the main fort just outside Mahan coordination of Anoushabad which eventually turned into the city. facilities and facilities for Nushabad. People could live in the underground conferences, seminars Historical evidence indicates that passages and room for several days and specialized pavilions Nushabad was mainly used as a shelter without the need of going outside. The and suites equipped by people during the Mongol invasion in three levels in this underground city were conferences University Iran in the 13th century and remained in cleverly planned in a way that going to In less than 5 minutes use in emergency cases until the late Qajar the different levels required moving from walk from the hotel. dynastic period (1787-1921). down to up. Profile halls shall be as The three levels in this underground city The special usage of this underground city follows. were cleverly planned in a way that going as a place where people could take shelter A seminar hall with a to the different levels required moving defined its architectural plan. capacity of 180 people from down to up. The special usage of this underground city with advanced audio- The three levels in this underground city as a place where people could take shelter visual equipment and were cleverly planned in a way that going defined its architectural plan. conference halls with to the different levels required moving This made it easier for the people different capacities Ltd from down to up. sheltering in the underground city to along with specialized Some years ago, archaeologists made prevent enemies from getting to the upper and international video- several interesting discoveries in the levels. Another interesting feature of conferencing facilities. underground city of Nushabad. The their architecture was the curvy passages Restaurant: excavations resulted in the discovery of that made it possible for the inhabitants to Mahan Iranian food a large amount of historical evidence, ambush enemies. restaurant with a variety including earthenware vessels and stone Except for the main entrance, all the of high-quality and instruments dated to Sassanid (224-651 other parts of the city were about 170-180 efficient staff ready to CE), Ilkhanid (1256-1336), and Safavid centimeters in height to let people pass serve all guests with its (1501-1736) dynastic periods. without any problem and several raised venerable hotel. They also found intricate canals, a platforms were created in some walls for number of chambers with different plans the people to sit. constructed in different stories, staircases, Digging of deep holes in the middle Currency IRR wells, and the path of aqueducts in the of the rooms and covering them with USD 31965 city. It soon became obvious that different rotating stones that would fall down if EUR 34698 levels of this city were connected to each anyone stepped on them, was one of GBP 40272 other through vertical and horizontal the several tricks used to resist enemies CHF 32334 canals. and protect people in the underground There are also some big stones similar to city. Must-see site in

Shahrestan bridge is the oldest bridge on in Iran. The foundations are from the 3rd to 7th century Sasanian era, but the top was renovated in the 10th century by the Buyids and finally during the 11th century Seljuk period. However the architectural style is totally Sasanian. The bridge was built in two parabolic shapes. The vertical parabolic component means that the middle point of the bridge is the highest part. The horizontal parabolic produces a bend to the west strengthening it against the flow of the river. This bridge is 107.8 metres long and an average of 5.2 metres wide. It has two levels of arches, 13 in the bottom and 8 on the top. The higher sluices quickened the passage of water during floods, thus taking pressure away from the structure. About 100 metres away from the bridge, the Zayandeh Rud has recently been diverted towards the south and an artificial lake has been established around the bridge to protect it from further damage