Persian Nocturnes — Monuments of Iran under the night sky — Series V · Iran

Qara Kelisa (St Thaddeus Monastery) at night
Qara Kelisa under a winter sky  —  West Azerbaijan

About the series

Monuments of Iran after dark — a Zoroastrian fire temple, a Safavid bridge, an Armenian monastery, then the Achaemenid and Sasanian sites of Fars.

Long exposures under the Milky Way set stone that has stood for centuries against a far older sky.

Mohammadreza Domiri GanjiVSeries — Persian Nocturnes

Plates I to XIV

14 photographs, monuments of iran under the night sky

Place
Iran
Photographs
14
Subject
Monuments of Iran under the night sky
  1. Qara Kelisa (St Thaddeus Monastery) at night
    Pl. IQara Kelisa under a winter skyWest Azerbaijan, IranView the photographPlate 1 of 14
  2. Persepolis reflected at blue hour, 1500 px
    Pl. IIPersepolis reflected at blue hourPersepolis, Fars, IranView the photographPlate 2 of 14
  3. Salt flat mirroring the night sky — probably Maranjab
    Pl. IIIThe night sky mirrored on a salt flatKashan, IranView the photographPlate 3 of 14
  4. Tomb of Cyrus the Great under the Milky Way — portrait
    Pl. IVTomb of Cyrus the GreatPasargadae, Fars, IranView the photographPlate 4 of 14
  5. Persepolis, Tachara doorways under the Milky Way
    Pl. VTachara, PersepolisPersepolis, Fars, IranView the photographPlate 5 of 14
  6. Palace of Ardashir, ruined domed hall under the stars
    Pl. VIPalace of Ardashir, open to the starsFiruzabad, Fars, IranView the photographPlate 6 of 14
  7. The Milky Way over Alamut
    Pl. VIIAlamut under the Milky WayQazvin province, IranView the photographPlate 7 of 14
  8. Emamzadeh Hassan under the Milky Way arch
    Pl. VIIIBeneath the arch of the Milky WayIranView the photographPlate 8 of 14
  9. Salt lake at night, sky reflection
    Pl. IXA salt lake at nightIranView the photographPlate 9 of 14
  10. Persepolis ruins and the rising moon (structure to confirm)
    Pl. XPersepolis and the rising moonPersepolis, Fars, IranView the photographPlate 10 of 14
  11. Pasargadae, Private Palace of Cyrus — column bases under the Milky Way
    Pl. XIPasargadae — the private palace of CyrusPasargadae, Fars, IranView the photographPlate 11 of 14
  12. Persepolis at night, 1920 px (= site's Persepolis-night-HD)
    Pl. XIIPersepolis at nightPersepolis, Fars, IranView the photographPlate 12 of 14
  13. Atash Behram fire temple at blue hour, pool reflection
    Pl. XIIIAtash Behram fire temple at blue hourYazd, IranView the photographPlate 13 of 14
  14. Si-o-se Pol at night, reflected in the Zayandeh River
    Pl. XIVSi-o-se Pol at nightIsfahan, IranView the photographPlate 14 of 14

List of works

  1. Pl. IQara Kelisa under a winter sky
  2. Pl. IIPersepolis reflected at blue hour
  3. Pl. IIIThe night sky mirrored on a salt flat
  4. Pl. IVTomb of Cyrus the Great
  5. Pl. VTachara, Persepolis
  6. Pl. VIPalace of Ardashir, open to the stars
  7. Pl. VIIAlamut under the Milky Way
  8. Pl. VIIIBeneath the arch of the Milky Way
  9. Pl. IXA salt lake at night
  10. Pl. XPersepolis and the rising moon
  11. Pl. XIPasargadae — the private palace of Cyrus
  12. Pl. XIIPersepolis at night
  13. Pl. XIIIAtash Behram fire temple at blue hour
  14. Pl. XIVSi-o-se Pol at night

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