Address: Ostandari Street Timings: Saturdays to Wednesdays 8am to 1pm, Thursdays 8am to 12noon Tickets: IRR 3000 Located within a building that was used primarily as a storage shed cum stable house, the Decorative Arts Museum today houses relics from the Safavid and Qajar eras – glassware, calligraphic samples, miniature frescoes and paintings, intricately carved wooden furniture an...
Enter the world of early Edwardian history in Ferrymead Heritage Park. The entire township is preserved in this early lifestyle with schools, churches, cottages, trams and buggies, which makes the heritage park full of entertainment and education. Learn the early ways of living and enjoy the tram ride around this recreated settlement. The gift shop in Ferrymead holds various collectables and s...
The Grand Mosque, as it is popularly known, is a visual delight and an impressive landmark of Abu Dhabi. It is arguably the third largest mosque in the world. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who was the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, and whose graveyard is in the same mosque. The Mosque was officially opened in the month of Ramadan in 2007. Non-Mus...
Today the suburb of Vincennes is one of the most densely populated cities in Europe, but back in the twelfth century, it was nothing more than a forest outside Paris. Much like its more famous cousin in Versailles, the Palace at Vincennes started off as a hunting manor. It was built by Louis VII sometime in the mid-twelfth century. There are only a few scattered archaeological ...