Eram Garden
Shiraz is world-famous for its gardens, Eram being the most celebrated. The garden traces its history from the Seljuk period and was much enlarged during the subsequent years. During the 18th century, the garden was owned by the leader of the Qashqai tribe, Mohammad Ali Khan Ilkhan, and its first pavilion seems to date from this time.
Saadi Shirazi
Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, better known by his pen-name Saadi, Mosharraf al-Din, bynamed Saadi, was born in Shiraz around 1200. Little is known of his life - not even the exact date of his birth. However, it is known that he lost his father in early childhood and was sent to Baghdad to study at Nezamiyeh College, where he acquired the traditional sciences of the time.
Mausoleum of Saadi
The great Persian Traveler poet
The first mausoleum on the site of Saadi's burial place was built by his contemporary admirers and was already standing in 1292. Ibn Batutta gives a detailed account of the memorial during his visit in 1347, fifty-five years after Saadi's death. The original mausoleum was shattered in an earthquake and was rebuilt during the rule of Karim Khan Zand, who gave the order to create a large, stately burial chamber for the great poet.
Delgosha Garden
Probably dating from as far back as the Sassanid period, the Delgosha ("Heart's Ease") Garden has been recorded as a promenade since at least the Timurid period. The garden was expanded throughout the Safavid reign but was burnt down in 1744 by Nader Shah's troops during the revolt of Taqi Khan Shirazi, the ambitious Governor-general of Fars.
Khaju Kermani's Tomb
Kamal al-Din Mahmud, bynamed Khaju Kermani, is one of the most famous poets of 14th-century Iran. He was born in Kerman in 1290 but left his hometown in his early youth to visit the most important cities of the Islamic world. He came to Shiraz during the rule of Abu Said, the Ilkhanid ruler, and died there at the age of 64. Khaju was an ardent follower of the Morshediyeh Sufi sect.