Iran

Tomás Meloni - Lucas Maldonado - Marcelo Romero

Culture in IranCulture in Iran (post (post Islamic-revolutionIslamic-revolution))

ArchitectureArchitecture

CinemaCinema

SportsSports

CuisineCuisine

To best understand Iran and their people, one must first understand its culture

Iran's glory has always been its culture.

Persepolis

Iranians were not only open to other cultures, but freely adapted to all they found useful.

The Azadi Tower is the symbol of Tehran, Iran, and marks the entrance to the city.

Tomb of poets

• Iranian architecture makes use of abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square

Interior spaces in Persian architecture make optimal use of techniques for regulating light, temperature by using appropriate design and materials.

Various structures such as mosques, mausoleums, bazaars, bridges, and different palaces have mainly survived from this period.

Architecture

The cinema of Iran flourishing film industry with a long The cinema of Iran flourishing film industry with a long history. Many popular commercial films are annually made history. Many popular commercial films are annually made in Iran .in Iran .

Post-revolutionary Iranian cinema has been celebrated in Post-revolutionary Iranian cinema has been celebrated in many international forums and festivals for its distinct many international forums and festivals for its distinct style, idea of nationhood, and cultural referencesstyle, idea of nationhood, and cultural references

With 300 international awards in the past 25 years, films from Iran continue to be celebrated worldwide

Marjane Satrapi

Cinema

CuisineCuisineThe The varieties of rice are prized for their aroma, varieties of rice are prized for their aroma, and grow in the north of Iranand grow in the north of Iran

Chelow kabab is the national dish of Iran.Chelow kabab is the national dish of Iran.

AgricultureAgriculture

•Traditional drink is called doogh

•Eat fruit vegetables and herbs for health benefits

TeaTea

•Tea is served usually many times throughout the day.

SportsSports

Freestyle wrestling has been Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Iran's traditionally regarded as Iran's national sportnational sport Has a Has a historyhistory of great wrestlers, of great wrestlers, such as Gholamreza Takhtisuch as Gholamreza Takhti , , fourfour times times champion at champion at wrestling word championshipwrestling word championship

Wrestling

•Traditional and modern sports are practiced in Iran.

•Football (soccer) is by far the most popular sport in Iran.

•Iran reached FIFA World Cup three times (1978, 1998 and 2006)

Football

Polo and Board Polo and Board gamesgames

•The game of Polo originated with Iranian tribes

•Backgammon is a game that has had a following in Persia since ancient times

•Horse racing is also a very popular sport between Turkmens of Iran