Pre-Islamic styles are based on 3000-4000 years of architectural development of various cultures of the Iranian plateau. The post-Islamic architecture of Iran, in turn, draws on the ideas of its pre-Islamic predecessor, and displays geometric and repetitive forms as well as surfaces richly decorated with tiles, carved stucco, brick, floral patterns in motifs (visual arts) and calligraphy.

Iran is recognized by UNESCO as one of the cradles of civilization.

Tajt-e Yamshid (the throne of Yamshid), was the capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid era. It is located about 70 km from Shiraz city, Fars province, Iran. Its construction, begun by Darius I, continued for more than two centuries.[11]​.

Each of the periods of Elamites, Achaemenids, Parthians and Sassanids were the creators of great architecture that, over the centuries, would spread very far, reaching other cultures. Although Iran has suffered its share of destruction, including Alexander the Great's decision to burn Persepolis, there are enough remains to form a picture of classical architecture.

The Achaemenids built on a large scale. The artists and the materials they used were brought from almost all the territories of what was then the largest state in the world. Pasargada sets the standard: the city was laid out in a spacious park with bridges, gardens, palace colonnades and open-columned pavilions. Pasargadae, along with Susa and Persepolis expressed the authority of the King of Kings, the stairs of the last recording in relief sculpture the great expanse of the imperial border. Davazdah Cheshmeh") Amol Bridge, Old Town Architecture of Iran, Kamboj, Shekleh Shah.

With the appearance of the Parthians and the Sassanids, new forms appeared. Parthian innovations flourished fully during the Sassanian era with huge barrel vaults, chambers, solid masonry domes and tall columns. This influence would continue in the coming years.

For example, the roundness of the city of Baghdad in the Abbasid era points to its Persian precedents, such as Firouzabad in Fars. Al-Mansur hired two designers to plan the layout of the city: Naubakht, an ancient Persian Zoroaster, who also determined that the date of the city's founding must be astrologically significant, and Mashallah ibn Athari), an ancient Jew from Khorasan.

Another of the pre-Islamic architectures is Arg-é Bam (City of Bam). It was the largest adobe construction in the world. He was located in Bam, a city in the province of Kerman, in southeastern Iran. The enormous citadel, located on the Silk Road, was built before 500 BC. C. and continued to be inhabited until 1850.[12]​.

The ruins of Persepolis, Ctesiphon, Jiroft, Sialk, Pasargada, Firuzabad and Arg-é Bam[13] give a distant idea of ​​what the Persian contributions to the building were.

The fall of the Persian Empire to the invasion of Islamic forces led to the creation of notable religious buildings in Iran. Arts such as calligraphy, stucco work, mirror work and mosaics became closely linked with architecture in Iran in the new era.

Archaeological excavations have provided much evidence supporting the impact of Sassanid architecture on the architecture of the Islamic world.

Archaeological excavations have provided much evidence supporting the impact of Sassanid architecture on the architecture of the Islamic world.

Many experts believe that the period of Persian architecture from the 17th to the 18th century AD. C. is the pinnacle of the post-Islamic era. Structures such as mosques,[14]​ mausoleums,[15]​ bazaars, bridges and palaces have survived from this period.

Safavid Isfahan") tried to achieve grandeur in scale (Isfahan's Naghsh-i Jahan Square is the second largest square in the world),[16]​ knowing how to build tall buildings, with spacious interior spaces. However, the quality of the ornaments was lower compared to those of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Another aspect of this architecture is the harmony with the people, with their environment and their beliefs presenting themselves and manifesting themselves. At the same time, there are strict rules applied to govern this type of Islamic architecture.

The great mosques of Khorasan, Isfahan, Tabriz and Amol use local geometry, local materials and local construction methods to express, each in their own way, the order, harmony and unity of Islamic architecture. When the major monuments of Persian Islamic architecture are examined, they reveal complex geometric relationships, a studied hierarchy of form and ornament, and great depths of symbolic meaning.

In the words of Arthur U. Pope, who conducted extensive studies on ancient Persian and Islamic buildings: “The significant impact of Persian architecture is versatile. Not unbearable but worthy, magnificent and impressive.

Pre-Islamic styles are based on 3000-4000 years of architectural development of various cultures of the Iranian plateau. The post-Islamic architecture of Iran, in turn, draws on the ideas of its pre-Islamic predecessor, and displays geometric and repetitive forms as well as surfaces richly decorated with tiles, carved stucco, brick, floral patterns in motifs (visual arts) and calligraphy.

Iran is recognized by UNESCO as one of the cradles of civilization.

Tajt-e Yamshid (the throne of Yamshid), was the capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid era. It is located about 70 km from Shiraz city, Fars province, Iran. Its construction, begun by Darius I, continued for more than two centuries.[11]​.

Each of the periods of Elamites, Achaemenids, Parthians and Sassanids were the creators of great architecture that, over the centuries, would spread very far, reaching other cultures. Although Iran has suffered its share of destruction, including Alexander the Great's decision to burn Persepolis, there are enough remains to form a picture of classical architecture.

The Achaemenids built on a large scale. The artists and the materials they used were brought from almost all the territories of what was then the largest state in the world. Pasargada sets the standard: the city was laid out in a spacious park with bridges, gardens, palace colonnades and open-columned pavilions. Pasargadae, along with Susa and Persepolis expressed the authority of the King of Kings, the stairs of the last recording in relief sculpture the great expanse of the imperial border. Davazdah Cheshmeh") Amol Bridge, Old Town Architecture of Iran, Kamboj, Shekleh Shah.

With the appearance of the Parthians and the Sassanids, new forms appeared. Parthian innovations flourished fully during the Sassanian era with huge barrel vaults, chambers, solid masonry domes and tall columns. This influence would continue in the coming years.

For example, the roundness of the city of Baghdad in the Abbasid era points to its Persian precedents, such as Firouzabad in Fars. Al-Mansur hired two designers to plan the layout of the city: Naubakht, an ancient Persian Zoroaster, who also determined that the date of the city's founding must be astrologically significant, and Mashallah ibn Athari), an ancient Jew from Khorasan.

Another of the pre-Islamic architectures is Arg-é Bam (City of Bam). It was the largest adobe construction in the world. He was located in Bam, a city in the province of Kerman, in southeastern Iran. The enormous citadel, located on the Silk Road, was built before 500 BC. C. and continued to be inhabited until 1850.[12]​.

The ruins of Persepolis, Ctesiphon, Jiroft, Sialk, Pasargada, Firuzabad and Arg-é Bam[13] give a distant idea of ​​what the Persian contributions to the building were.

The fall of the Persian Empire to the invasion of Islamic forces led to the creation of notable religious buildings in Iran. Arts such as calligraphy, stucco work, mirror work and mosaics became closely linked with architecture in Iran in the new era.

Archaeological excavations have provided much evidence supporting the impact of Sassanid architecture on the architecture of the Islamic world.

Archaeological excavations have provided much evidence supporting the impact of Sassanid architecture on the architecture of the Islamic world.

Many experts believe that the period of Persian architecture from the 17th to the 18th century AD. C. is the pinnacle of the post-Islamic era. Structures such as mosques,[14]​ mausoleums,[15]​ bazaars, bridges and palaces have survived from this period.

Safavid Isfahan") tried to achieve grandeur in scale (Isfahan's Naghsh-i Jahan Square is the second largest square in the world),[16]​ knowing how to build tall buildings, with spacious interior spaces. However, the quality of the ornaments was lower compared to those of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Another aspect of this architecture is the harmony with the people, with their environment and their beliefs presenting themselves and manifesting themselves. At the same time, there are strict rules applied to govern this type of Islamic architecture.

The great mosques of Khorasan, Isfahan, Tabriz and Amol use local geometry, local materials and local construction methods to express, each in their own way, the order, harmony and unity of Islamic architecture. When the major monuments of Persian Islamic architecture are examined, they reveal complex geometric relationships, a studied hierarchy of form and ornament, and great depths of symbolic meaning.

In the words of Arthur U. Pope, who conducted extensive studies on ancient Persian and Islamic buildings: “The significant impact of Persian architecture is versatile. Not unbearable but worthy, magnificent and impressive.