Hasht Behesht Garden
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No.2203,Saturday,31 October,2020 Brazilian Ambassador to Tehran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos on Monday paid a . visit to the National Museum of Iran, discussing ways with the museum’s director www TOURISMpaper com Jebrael Nokandeh to expand cooperation in cultural and museology arenas.During The World`s Only Print Tourism Newspaper the meeting, Santos highlighted the long-established friendly relations between the two countries, describing it as positive and historical.He also referred to the success of “Iran, Cradle of Civilization” – a loan exhibition of Iranian relics exhibited in the Netherlands and Spain, adding the role of museums is very effective in strengthen- Brazil Seeks Enhanced ing friendship [in the international scene]. “Holding [joint] exhibits of historical, cultural relics lay the proper ground for coun- Cultural, Museology tries to widen relations,” he said. Ties with Iran 4 Hasht cooking Tahchin e Goosht Tahchin (tah: bottom, Chin: layer) or aka “rice cake” is very popular in Iran. Tahchin e Morgh is the most famous Behesht type of tahchins, but tahchin e goosht or beef tahchin is also very popular in different parts of Iran. Palace a Gateway Ingredients: ■ 1/2 lb (227 g) Stew Beef ■ 1 Bunch Fresh Spinach to the Paradise of ■ 2 Cups Rice ■ 2 Eggs Color and Art ■ 1/2 Cup Plain Yogurt ■ 7 Tbsp Vegetable Oil ■ 1 Tsp Vegetable Oil asht Behesht Palace, smoothness of skies. except for Chehel Sotoun Garden was a house to the eight wives of chambers surrounding the cen- ■ 1/4 Tsp Saffron H meaning “Eight Paradis- The peace and silence that the and Hasht Behesht Garden. The Shah Abbas. Four of them used tral room and each of these eight ■ 1/4 Tsp Ground Nutmeg es”, is literally a gateway garden offers along with the eye- beauty of the garden is not fully to live on the first floor and the rooms represents eight levels of ■ 2 Tbsp Salt Salt to the paradise of color, art, light, catching murals and its unique left for us to explore however the four others on the second floor. Paradise as Muslims believe. and surprising beautifulness. architecture, cut people from the palace is still a lively monument. The artistic and glorious decora- In its heyday, the palace featured An exquisite Safavid-era (1501– current stressful high-speed daily The brilliant architecture of the tive design of the building has the most exquisite decorations: 1736) structure in Isfahan, cen- life and leaves no doubt that the palace with its design and deco- made the travelers speechless gilded mosaics and mirror-work, tral Iran, the palace bears in- structure couldn’t be named any- ration has made it a legendary through all these years. calligraphic friezes and brocade tricate plasterwork, woodwork, thing but paradise. palace. Despite its modest size, the pal- panels, marble slabs, and stucco and gorgeous murals even on Hasht Behesht Palace was com- The two-story palace is built two ace has a rather complicated plan moldings. But it is for its garden the ceilings yet retain a domestic pleted in 1669 as one of the forty- meters above the ground level one has the feeling of coming into setting and the plaster ceilings simplicity. The exterior tilework some mansions erected in Isfa- with four different façades each a labyrinth of interlinked rectan- cut into a variety of forms (similar on the other hand is a source of han during the rule of Safavids, one visible through a particular gular and octagonal rooms. The to those in the Music Chamber of charm for having a naturalistic as Shah Abbas, the first king of angle. The walls of the first floor ceiling that covers the main sec- Ali Qapu) that the edifice is espe- style, depicting peacocks, trees, the Safavid Empire, selected Is- contain paintings and fascia ar- tion in the building as well as the cially noted. angels alongside other creatures. fahan as the capital city and de- chitecture. The second floor ex- walls of the rooms is lined with The city has long been nick- What makes Hasht Behesht ex- cided to make it a competent city hibits some rooms, windows, and colorful plasterwork and glamor- named Nesf-e-Jahan which is Directions: ceptional is the energy floating for his empire. doors with cachet design. In the ous paintings. translated into “half the world”; 1- Fry stew beef with 2 tbsp vegeta- among the palace and the very A long street, Chahar Bagh middle of the hall, there is a mar- Some say that in architecture meaning seeing it is relevant to ble oil in a pot. 2- Add salt and pour in heavenly garden surrounding it, Street (the four gardens), was ble pool called “The Pearl Pool”. Hasht Behesht refers to a spe- see the whole world. In its hey- enough boiling water to cover the beef. which gives the visitors a feeling built and several gardens were The design of the pool is in such a cific type of floor plan common day, it was also one of the largest 3- Cover the pot with a lid and simmer of suspension someplace be- developed in it. However, none way that the water seeps through in Persian architecture, whereby cities in the region with a popula- for 25 minutes over medium heat. 4- In tween the rigidity of the earth and of these gardens have remained its holes like a pearl. This palace the plan is divided into eight tion of nearly one million. a separate pot, fry spinach with 2 tbsp vegetable oil. 5- Add salt and ground nutmeg, stir and continue heating for a minute or two. 6- In another pot, bring One of the Hidden Gems Persian Handicrafts: approx. 2 cups of water to a boil, trans- 13th-century Panel of Three fer the soaked rice into the pot. Simmer Boraq Canyon: in Fars Province, Iran the rice until tender. 7- Drain the rice Tiles from Frieze in a colander and rinse with cold wa- ter few times. 8- In a large bowl, beat t is the name of a beautiful valley eggs until stiff. 9- Add salt, plain yogurt, close to village of Boraq canyon 3 tbsp of vegetable oil, saffron, and stir I near to Eqlid county in the north- well until well combined. 10- Combine west of Shiraz, south of Iran. The Eqlid vil- half of the rice with the egg mixture lage located 1940 meters above the sea and stir. 11- Grease a bakeware with level and has a mild climate during spring vegetable oil. 12- Transfer the egg/rice and summer but cool in autumn and win- mixture into the bakeware. 13- Add the ter due to its location at mountainous area fried spinach on top and spread across it has very beautiful prospect the growing the surface. 14- Lay the stew beefs on plants make natural patios at the para- top the spinach. 15- Add the remain- pets and cliffs, the watery river flowing in ing rice on top and press down using a the valley goes to the Kor River.The river spatula. 16- Sprinkle a tsp of vegetable cut the parapets of mountains and creates hese tiles, being kept and displayed at the Victo- oil on top. 17- Cover the bakeware with cliffs with vertical parapets on it with 40 ria and Albert Museum in London, were once part a aluminum foil. 18- Preheat oven to meters width and approximately 100 me- T of a magnificent frieze in a very important religious 300º F (149º C), cook tahchin for 20 to ters height. This canyon located among shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran.This panel of three tiles 25 minutes. many towering trees with various fountains from frieze is probably handcrafted in the central town of and brilliant River, nice caves, cascades Kashan during the Mongol invasions of Persia (Iran), ac- abacuses and suspended calcareous cording to the museum’s website.The main text is from the columns which creates eye-catching and holy Quran, but it is not continuous, as the tiles are from exquisite sceneries.By erosion of stones different sections of the frieze. They have been mounted there are plenty of beauties in the rout of together to show their most extraordinary feature - each tile this valley such as monster like elephant overlaps the one to its left, hiding the join.The Mongol inva- Mehrabad – natural lavers and pretty rocks.The natu- sions of Iran in the early 13th century created a close link ral cave of Boraq canyon and Mollasadra between West Asia and China since both regions came to Lake are other attractions of this nice re- be ruled by Mongol viceroys. These dynasties maintained gion.Our adventure tours and nomad tours close cultural links with each other through trade by sea Airport cover this attractive destination and you and, along the Silk Route. can enjoy in its spectacular nature. Traffic Down 26% Tehran Municipality Takes Initiatives to Develop Tourism Expansion of unicipalities are considered as effective bodies which can help de- ICT Facilities to velop cities’ economy. 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