Iran is a land of a thousand landscapes, featuring rice paddies and deserts, jagged mountains, rolling hills, and endless plains, variegated meadows and broad steppes. There are lakes, rivers and the sea. The four seasons are distinct, bringing blossom-filled gardens in spring, summer’s dry sand, falling leaves in autumn and wintry snow-capped peaks. The wide range of types of landscapes is accompanied by a great variety of vistas: sweeping stark views with isolated elements, idyllic panoramas, and scenes with geometric effects highlighting contrasting colors and shapes, or rich in vegetation. The only constants are a breathtaking beauty and a dominant sense of symmetry and precision that never fails to surprise.