Qazvin Travel Guide

 alirezza Says:  ...is known for its domed 20th century and is one of the smallest churches in Iran.there is a tiny Russian graveyard besides. It is closed most of the times. 

 alirezza Says:

 suvanki Says:  This is one of 2 remaining tiled gates, that formed part of Qazvins city walls. Its' north wall is covered with a variety of colourful tiles. I recognised the Iranian symbol (Pre- Revolution) of the lion, sword and sun (pic 2), from my previous days visit to the Golestan... 

 suvanki Says:  I was attracted by this statue on the roundabout near to the Rah Kushk gate. (it became a part of my trip spotting the statues, sculptures etc that appear as you enter each town - some where quite strange, others such as in Tabriz and Hammadan were great pieces of... 

 Behi Says:  The second floor of chehel soton is now used as a museum of Calligraphy.They hold collection of exquisite Calligraphy.Chehel Soton is the only edifice left from the royal palaces of Shah Tahmasb I times.The wall paintings of the first floor are a typical work of Qazvin... 

 Behi Says:  First Established in Chehel Soton in 1968,& moved to new place in 2004.Holds ceramics, woodcarvings, Gold ornament, Painting & .... objects from 6th mill. BC until Qajar You won't find some of such object like those in other museums in IranIt’s open from 8 am to 1pm and from... 

 Sambawalk Says:  Qazvin contains few buildings from the Safavid era, when it was capital of Persia. Perhaps the most famous of the surviving edifices is the Chehelsotoon (Kolah Farangi) mansion, today a museum in central Qazvin. See more pic for night view. 

 Sambawalk Says:  The al-Nabi mosque (Masjed al-Nabi in Persian) also known as Masjed e Soltani is a famous mosque in Qazvin. Inscriptions indicate Fath Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty to be the founder of the mosque, however sources indicate the mosque to have been existing since the Safavid... 

 Sambawalk Says:  Amineh Khatun Shrine has a fine blue conical spire and band of kufic script. 

 Sambawalk Says:  Qazvin is an ancient city containing fine examples of Iranian architecture from various ages. 

 Sambawalk Says:  The Masjid Jami is one of the oldest mosques in Iran. The oldest part of the mosque is said to have been constructed by the orders of Harun al-Rashid in 807CE. Later additions were made, the last being during the late Safavid era. The double layered main dome of the mosque... 

 suvanki Says:  Before entering the shrine, I had to put on a chador. Prior to my trip I was well aware that I wasn't required to wear a chador during my travels in Iran, but while visiting some Shrines and Mosques etc, this might be expected. I knew that if ever there was a rack of chadors... 

 Sambawalk Says:

 Sambawalk Says:  I wanted to have rice (Chelo) in the 1st night in Qazvin, but I looked for 1 hours around the Iran hotel and could not find. So I went back to the hotel restaurant. The meal was good and I have salad, Delster (non-alcoholic drink), mixed meat and rice for IR47,000 (May 08).... 

 Sambawalk Says:  The car+driver was arranged by Hotel Iran in Qazvin. For 1 person 1 castle Gazor Khan (Alamut Castle) US$50 and 2 castles - both Gazor Khan (Alamut Castle) and Lamiasar US$65. Later in the night the hotel managed to arrange 3 more Swiss travellers to go together. At end, the...