Eram Garden

In the corner of the northwest of Shiraz, it displays a beautiful garden that has been in existence for many years and it has been registered in UNESCO's list. Eram Garden presents you a unique compilation of history and nature. It adorned with Iranian architecture and opened up to everyone with a delightful atmosphere and an uplifting spirit like a generous host.

one of the persian garden


Description

One of the nine Persian Gardens that inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites is Bagh-e Eram that literally translates to Paradise Garden. It is a historic and botanical garden and even though a lot of research has been done on the garden.

As the 19th century mansion, it is still used for educational purposes due to Eram Garden's  vast diversity of plants and vegetation. Vegetation diversity in the garden is very high and there are plants from many parts of the world; which make the garden a fair of flowers and plants, with a variety of ornamental flowers and herbs. Because of painting, tile and, stucco, the mansion in the middle of the garden is a masterpiece of Qajar architecture. This mansion has three floors and has various decorations. Its pillars are similar to the pillars of Persepolis.


History of Eram Garden

The history of the garden dates back to Seljuq Dynasty, While then old building within the garden belongs to Qajar period. The building decorated with tiles that are designed by poems of great poets such as Hafez and Saadi.

In each period of its approximately 150 years of life, despite the changes in the garden, its area has also increased and decreased, but today its size is about 110380 square meters. The direction of the earth's gradient in the garden is from the west to the east, and the great gradient of the earth has led architects to think about ways to create steps in the parts of the main and secondary passages of the garden. These breathtaking landscapes are added to the beauty of the garden and give it a different look.

This garden has been magnificent during the Safavid period and was restored at zand era. From the end of the Zand period, for more than seventy-five years, Eram Garden was in the ownership of Qashqai tribe leaders.


Architecture

The most interesting part of the garden is a passageway built from the east to the west in the middle of the garden, and on both sides, there are short boxes and the cedar trees have been planted. Among these trees, there is a tall tree, 35-meter high and thousands of years old Cypress that attracts everyone's attention. This tree is the tallest in Shiraz, which, due to its harmony with other planets around it, is called “Sarv-E Naz” with the meaning of being cute and attractive cypress. At the foot of this tree, there is a solid and ancient "vine” that embraces its branches from foot to tree, giving it a special look.

 

Opening hours

This historical garden is open for visitors in spring, summer time from 08.30 am to 22.30 pm and in autumn, winter time from 07.30 am to 20.30 pm. The best time of visiting this botanical garden is during daylight of spring season that you can take some beautiful pictures.