If you plan on travelling around Iran, it's not hard to visit
many of the Shiraz’ top sites during your journey. Shiraz takes pride in being
a cultural capital of Iran .It is home to some captivating ancient monuments,
religious places, historical attractions, fabulous gardens and yummiest places
to eat. The graves of the two saint poets, hafiz and Saadi, and the holy
Shah-e-Cheragh shrine, the son of the 7th Shiite Imam, make Shiraz a pilgrimage
site for Iranians. The burial place of Mir Ahmad son of Musa and brother of
Imam Reza, Known as Shah Cheragh, is the 8th saint in Shiite Islam. The
monument has been discovered in 11th century and a shrine was built over it
afterwards. The shrine was repaired during Safavid dynasty once but the major
repairs was after destructive earthquakes in Qajar period. Visiting the shrine
gives you serene and peaceful feeling. The multicolored reflections from mirror
tiles inside the tomb is spectacular. Around the yard, several rooms with
brilliant tiled works can be seen. Pillars and its flat roofs’ of shrine are
made up of the exquisite wood and inlaid works .Also there are a valuable museum
and library inside a shrine. You don't
need to have faith to be drawn to this shrine. Popular for its spiritual and
cultural value, our travelers from China visited Shah Cheragh and Mrs. Maryam
Jamshidi, Uppersia’s professional tour guide, accompanied them.
travelers from China visited Shah Cheragh |
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