Qualla: Flower Garden of Isfahan https://qualla.com/flower-garden-of-isfahan en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:31 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/c/flower-garden-of-isfahan-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Flower Garden of Isfahan https://qualla.com/flower-garden-of-isfahan Flower Garden of Isfahan: Introduction https://qualla.com/flower-garden-of-isfahan/ Photo credit Babak Farrokhi from Tehran, IRAN, CC BY 2.0. In a city famous for its ancient mosques and Safavid palaces, the Flower Garden of Isfahan is a surprise -- a place built not centuries ago but in 1997, yet unmistakably Persian in every detail. Walk through the entrance pavilion and look down from its observation deck: below stretches a floral carpet, thousands of blooms arranged in geometric patterns that echo the hand-knotted rugs Isfahan has exported for generations. The garden occupies 5.5 hectares on the city's south side, and its architects treated the space the way a master weaver treats silk -- every section deliberate, every transition purposeful.

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/c/flower-garden-of-isfahan-wp/tjuc-flower-garden-of-isfahan-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Flower Garden of Isfahan: A Carpet Made of Petals https://qualla.com/flower-garden-of-isfahan/ Photo credit آرش, CC BY-SA 3.0. The centerpiece of the garden is its main plant area, where seasonal and permanent flowers have been planted in a design that intentionally mimics a Persian carpet. The pattern shifts with the seasons as different species bloom and fade, so the carpet is never quite the same twic...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/c/flower-garden-of-isfahan-wp/tjuc-flower-garden-of-isfahan-a-carpet-made-of-petals.mp3 0:06 2 full Flower Garden of Isfahan: Gathering the Flora of Iran https://qualla.com/flower-garden-of-isfahan/ Photo credit Lukadium, Public domain. The garden houses over 400 species of plants drawn from across Iran's remarkably varied geography -- from the humid Caspian coast to the arid central plateau. The rock garden alone contains 250 species arranged across 2,500 square meters of terrain sculpted to resemble Iran's mou...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/c/flower-garden-of-isfahan-wp/tjuc-flower-garden-of-isfahan-gathering-the-flora-of-iran.mp3 0:06 3 full Flower Garden of Isfahan: Water and Shelter https://qualla.com/flower-garden-of-isfahan/ Photo credit آرش, CC BY-SA 3.0. A pond stretching over 3,500 square meters anchors the garden's southeastern corner. It serves a practical purpose, humidifying the air in a city where summer temperatures routinely exceed 40 degrees Celsius, and it supports aquatic plants that would otherwise have no place in Is...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/c/flower-garden-of-isfahan-wp/tjuc-flower-garden-of-isfahan-water-and-shelter.mp3 0:06 4 full Flower Garden of Isfahan: Where Isfahan Breathes https://qualla.com/flower-garden-of-isfahan/ Photo credit آرش, CC BY-SA 3.0. The garden functions as more than a botanical collection. Its entrance pavilion doubles as an education center, with a second-floor theater screening films about Iran's plant life. Children's play areas are tucked behind hedgerows, screened from the formal gardens but close enoug...

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