A monumental garden complex in Tabriz, Iran

2026/01/30 by Michael George Fradley, Bijan Rouhani, Kristen Hopper · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · #Aerial photography #Architecture and Cultural Influences #Elite #Historical and Architectural Studies #Landscape and Cultural Studies #Persian #Photography

paper · pdf · doi:10.15184/aqy.2026.10289

published in Antiquity 100(410), 1-7 (Cambridge University Press)

openalex publication_date 2026/01/30 · openalex created_date 2026/02/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/08

Abstract

Analysis of historic aerial photography has identified a possible monumental formal garden complex on the outskirts of Tabriz, Iran. Here, the authors describe this complex and explain why it is an important addition to our knowledge of elite Persian garden design practice that spread globally over time.

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