Top 10 Iranian gardens

Akbarieh garden and complex

The Akbarieh Garden is a historical Persian garden in Akbarieh village ,Birjand , South Khorasan province , Iran. The Monument is built in the Qajar era . It’s mansion has two floors . The garden is registered as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 2011 , also is registered in index of Iran national monuments in 1999.
This complex includes several mansions , the oldest building is “Heshmat ol-Molk” Mansion which is located in the eastern end and has two floors. There are many tall pine trees on both sides of the main street.

Ghadamgah garden

The beautiful garden is located on Binalud mountain and together with the structure inside it, was built during Safavid dynasty. Though the place performed as Caravanserai or roadside inn long before than that, where travelers could rest and recover from the religious journey to Mashhad. Inside the building there is a spring which the water is still flowing for centuries. It is said that Imam Reza a.s the 8th Shia Imam stopped there for prayer on his way to TUS, the Abassid throne and the water has been flowing to the surface since then.

Dowlatabad Garden

This garden has an aggregate of different buildings which were designed and constructed during the time of Mohammad Taqi Khan in the Zandieh era. It was the residence of Khan and his government and officials. The wind trapper of this garden is 33 meters high and is considered an architectural masterpiece and a symbol of the Yazdi architects' genius, mental ability, talent and art. The most significant characteristics of the design of this building is believed to be the attempt of the architect in selecting tactful angles for providing the best views and landscape internally. The Dowlat Abad garden is regarded as one of the sites worth visiting due to verdant gardening skill in landscape architecture, irrigation method, and in the richness of architectural design. It is for this reason that the same has been recorded as a historic building.

Bagh-e Ferdows (Ferdows Garden)

Is a historical complex located in the district of Tajrish in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran.
The complex dates back to the reign of the Qajar dynasty, and includes a mansion which houses the Cinema Museum of Iran since 2009.
It is part of a palace complex consisting of two castles, the North Castle and the South Castle, of which the former has decayed. Since 2002, it houses Film Museum of Iran.
The complex was originally designed by Haji Mirza Aqasi, a Sufi believer and the Prime Minister of Mohammad Shah Qajar. It was used as a summer residence by the Qajar family and some nobility. Mohammad Shah Qajar died here in September 1848 and the complex became disused in subsequent years.

Eram  Garden 

Eram Garden (Bagh-e Eram), located along the northern shore of the Khoshk River in Shiraz, is one of the most famous and beautiful Persian gardens in all of Iran. It should be noted that the word ‘Eram’ is the Persian version of the Arabic word ‘Iram’ which means heaven in Islam’s most holiest of books, the Qur’an. With its beautiful grounds, lush plant life and aesthetic attractions, it’s easy to see why Eram evokes such a description.

Jahan Nama garden 

Jahan nama garden is one of the oldest gardens in Shiraz and has been a little distance with Hafez Tomb. This garden was in extremity of prosperity in Al-e-Mozzafar and Al-e-Injou epoch (eighth century AH). Ibn Arabshahi (Timurid historian) called this garden as Ornament Of the World in Ajayeb-Al-Maqdour (Possible wonders) book.
During residence of Timur Qurakani in Shiraz The Jahan nama garden, was considered like another famous gardens of that period so he was constructed a garden like that in his motherland ,Samarkand and called that Jahan nama. The Jahan nama garden was importance and cultivated in Safavids too.

Bagh-e Delgosha (Delgosha Garden)

Bagh-e Delgosha, the Garden of the Heart's Delight was made in the eighteenth century located in Fars province, shiraz. It is in an orange grove near Boustan avenue, which leads to the tomb of Sadi. The orange trees are healthy and the central pavilion is fine. But much of the garden has been insensitively modernized with concrete paving and blue painted water channels. Some of the walks are lined with cypress trees.

Afif-Abad Garden

Afif Abad Garden with an area of approximately 127,000 square meters is one of the most beautiful historical gardens in Shiraz, which was built in 1863. The garden was an important garden and promenade of kings in Safavid period.
Afif Abad Garden is an actual symbol of the Iranian art of planting flowers. It is located in a wealthy area of Shiraz. It contains a royal palace, a museum of old weapons and an Iranian gardens, all providing public visit. It is registered as number 913 on the list of Iranian National Heritage.

Fin Garden

Fin Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, located in Kashan, Iran, is a historical Persian garden.
The origins of the garden may be anterior to the Safavid period; some sources indicate that the garden has been relocated from another place, but no clear picture of it has been found.
The settlements of the garden in its present form was built under the reign of Abbas I of Persia (1571-1629), as a traditional bagh near the village of Fin, located a few miles southwest of Kashan.
The garden was developed further during the Safavid dynasty, until Abbas II of Persia (1633-1666). It was highly recognized during the reign of Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar and was considerably expanded.

Shazdeh Garden

Shazdeh Mahan Garden meaning Mahan Prince’s Garden is a historical Persian garden located near in Kerman province, Iran.
The garden is 5.5 hectares with a rectangular shape and a wall around it. It consists of an entrance structure and gate at the lower end and a two-floor residential structure at the upper end. The distance between these two is ornamented with water fountains that are engined by the natural incline of the land. The garden is a fine example of Persian gardens that take advantage of suitable natural climate.
A garden was built originally for Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar Sardari Iravani  1850 on this site, and was entirely remodeled and extended 1870 by Abdolhamid Mirza Naserodolleh during the eleven years of his governorship in the Qajar dynasty. The current visible structure dates almost entirely to this second period, and is formally related to similar gardens designed by NaseroDolleh himself in Tehran.