Eram Garden widely famous for its towering cypress trees is one the impressive and most-visited gardens in Iran.

Located in southern city of Shiraz, it has been converted into a botanical garden by Shiraz University since the early 1980s.

Visitors to the garden may be amazed by its peaceful atmosphere that feathers fragrance of flowers, bird songs, and dance of blossoms all intertwined with rich Persian art and architecture.

Narratives say the garden goes down to the time of the Seljuk Dynasty (ca. 1040–1196), but what visitors see today date from the 18th century onwards.

UNESCO describes the Persian Garden an idea that combines natural elements with manmade components in order to materialize the concept of Eden or Paradise on Earth.

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