Blue Mosque was once one of the masterpieces of art and architecture in post-Islamic era. It is the only still standing remnant of Qara Qoyunlu dynasty (1351-1469) in their capital, Tabriz. Also known as “Jahanshah mosque” and “Firuze-ye Islam” (turquoise of Islam), it was built in 1465 in the reign of Sultan Jahanshah. This mosque used to be part of a larger architectural complex called Mozafarieh, consisting of a number of other buildings like school, library and Sufi convent. The unusual T-shape floor plan, the façade with two minarets and other architectural features indicate the influence...

In 1935, the forlorn cemetery of No'bar neighborhood turned into the construction site of the first Municipality in Iran. The construction of this first municipality occurred by order of Haj Arfa' al-Molk Jalili, the mayor of Tabriz at the time, and under the supervision of German engineers. The building contains a tower including a clock and, for this reason, it is known as the "Clock Edifice" among the people of Tabriz.

The U-shaped building of the Municipality of Tabriz has three floors and occupies an area of 6500 square meters. From above, the edifice looks like a flying ea...

St. Mary Church is the oldest and largest Armenian Church in Tabriz. As an immediate neighbor of Armenia, Iran has hosted Armenians for centuries and allowed their religious and cultural centers to be constructed and preserved. St. Mary church of Tabriz is one of the Armenian Apostolic churches constructed in Tabriz, in the second half of the 18th century. However, because of the style of the portal, attributable to the Ilkhanid period (13th century) and according to Marco Polo’s accounts, the date of the construction can be assumed to have been about three centuries earlier.&nbs...