Shiraz Eram Garden

The capital of the Fars province and one of Iran's most stunning cities is Shiraz. A region with a moderate climate and excellent agricultural potential is home to this city. Shiraz is referred to as the city of gardens because of this, both inside and outside the city. One of Shiraz's oldest gardens is Eram Garden.
At the northwest corner of Shiraz was where Eram Garden once stood. About 250 x 720 meters, or this rectangular garden, has been located on 18 hectares of land. The garden's 9 hectares of land are now reduced to its northernmost portion.
Currently, the Shiraz University College of Law is in charge of managing this garden, which is now run under their direction as a botanical garden. The entrance fee to this garden is also a small one. Shiraz is visited by a number of tourists each year, both domestic and foreign.

Shiraz's Eram Garden historical background.

One of the earliest Iranian gardens, the Eram Garden dates to the 12th century. Atabek Qaracha, the ruler of Fars, commissioned the construction of this garden during the Seljuk era.
The garden was later improved during the Zandiyeh era on Karim Khan Zand's instruction. A mansion was also constructed inside the garden during the Qajar era. This was the final step in completing the Eram Garden. The mansion in the garden is a Qajar-era structure with Zandiyeh-inspired architecture that was constructed in the Qajar era.

Outstanding Eram Garden Features.

Shiraz's Eram Garden has a central axis that parallels the lateral sides. This central axis runs through the garden, running from its east to its west. The garden is split in half by an expansive street. A taller tree can be seen among the rows of cypress trees that line the sides of the street. Due to its characteristics and exclusivity in Shiraz, this tree is known as Sarv-e Naz.
Shiraz's Eram Garden was built on a slope, and there is a 10- to 15-meter elevation difference between the highest and lowest points. Two platforms separate the north and south halves of this garden into separate sections. Two sub-platforms make up each of the two halves. The platform edges are where you'll find the secondary axes.
From the southeast side and lowest point of the garden, one can see Shiraz Eram Garden's main entrance. The garden has two additional side entrances. The northeast and northwest sides of the garden each have one of these entrances.

The garden's primary longitudinal axis is divided into three sections:

• The gate leading into the garden.
• The main south and north platforms are separated by the middle building.
• The northern platform's final building is the main mansion; it is there.
• The one-story structure that runs parallel to the garden serves as the middle mansion. On the primary longitudinal axis of the garden is where this mansion is situated. The passage axis and both sides of the garden are visible from the middle mansion.

The main pavilion, which is located at the garden's end and has three floors, is also stretched parallel to the garden's width. There is a central courtyard in this pavilion. It is possible to see ornamental orange and cypress trees as well as various ornamental flowers in this courtyard. In front of it is a sizable water feature, the beauty of which is reflected in the water. A sizable pond can also be found in the garden's center.

from the Pavilion's tilework to its wall paintings.

The building facade is covered with gorgeous sun-like tiles. Three crescents make up this tile:

• The four scenes of Rostam's presence in Suleyman the prophet's court are depicted in this building's upper crescent.
• The left-hand crescent depicts fainted servants admiring the beauty of the prophet Yusuf. Shirin, a princess of Armenia, is shown bathing in the crescent on the right as King Khosrow watches. Naser al-Din Shah is shown riding a horse in the image at the center of the sun. 
• The strength of the king is a recurring theme in all of these pictures, whether they are mythological or fictional.
• The Eram Garden pavilion's walls are also covered in paintings. Three themes can be seen in these paintings:

Images depicting battle scenes, lion-and-sun emblems, hunting scenes, and hunters are among the images' mythological and historical themes.

Themes from ancient Iranian tales and the Quran are present in these paintings.

Plant motifs, views of urban structures, animal and bird motifs, etc. are examples of decorative motifs.