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Anglican Church of St Simon the Zealot
The Anglican Church of St Simon the Zealot, built by R Norman Sharp in 1938, is very Iranian in character and even contains stone tablets with biblical stories incised on them in cuneiform, probably by Sharp. According to local tradition, St Simon was martyred in Persia together with St Thaddeus, another of the 12 Apostles. The great metal door bearing a Persian cross is usually closed - ring the doorbell.
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Armenian Church
The 17th-century Armenian Church, is famous for its frescoes and flat, painted ceiling. However, knocking might not be enough to get you in.
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Martyr's Mosque
One of the largest ancient mosques in Iran, the rectangular courtyard of the Martyr's Mosque covers more than 11,000 sq metres. Founded at the start of the 13th century, the mosque has been partially rebuilt many times and now has very little in the way of tiling or other decorations, though it does boast some impressive barrel vaulting. It lives under acres of unsightly corrugated fibreglass and is only open on Fridays, when it is still used for prayer. Entry is through a gate off Ahmadi Sq.
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Shah-e Cheragh
The remains of Sayyed Mir Ahmad (a brother of Imam Reza) who died in Shiraz in AD 835 are housed at the famous Mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh. A mausoleum was first erected over the grave in the mid-14th century and it has been an important Shiite shrine and place of pilgrimage ever since.
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