Tall pillars
At the front.
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The Tomb of Saadi, known as Saadieh, is a tomb and garden complex in Shiraz dedicated to the Persian poet Saadi. A white stone building with tall pillars across its front is topped by a blue-tiled dome and set in a garden of cypress trees, pools and flowers. Saadi was buried here at the end of his life in the 13th century. A tomb was built for him then, destroyed in the 17th century and rebuilt under Karim Khan Zand. The present building went up between 1950 and 1952 to a design by the architect Mohsen Foroughi, inspired by the Chehel Sotoun palace. Eight brown stone pillars stand at its front, the interior is an octagon with marble walls, and verses of Saadi's poetry are written on the walls around the tomb. You walk in the garden among the cypresses, read the verses on the tiles, and sit as the people of Shiraz do in the evening. It is about 3.4 km in a straight line north of central Shiraz, near the Delgosha Garden. The UK Foreign Office currently advises against all travel to Iran and warns that British nationals risk detention, so check official guidance before making any plans. We could not confirm the current state of this site.
At the front.
In the garden.
On the tiles.
Northeast Shiraz, Fars province
A 13th-century Persian poet.
In the evening, when it is cooler.