Tomb of Hafez

The Tomb of Hafez and its associated memorial hall, the Hafezieh are two memorial structures erected in the northern edge of Shiraz, Iran, in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez. The open structure structures are arranged in the Musalla Gardens on the north bank of a regular waterway and house the marble tomb of Hafez. The present structures, worked in 1935 and outlined by the French draftsman and paleologist Andre Godard, are at the site of past structures, the best-known about which was worked in 1773. The tomb, its patio nurseries, and the encompassing commemorations to other incredible figures are a focal point of tourism in Shiraz.

Hafez was conceived in Shiraz in 1315 and passed on there in 1390. A darling figure of the Iranian individuals, who take in his verses by heart, Hafez was unmistakable in the place where he grew up and held a situation as the court artist. In his memory, a little, arch like structure was raised in Shiraz close to his grave at Golgast-e Mosalla in 1452 at the request of Babur Ibn-Baysunkur, a Timurid representative. The Golgast-e Mosalla were gardens now known as Musalla Gardens that highlighted in Hafiz's verse. With a surface of more than 19,000 square meters, the greenery enclosures were additionally home to one of Shiraz's graveyards, and Babur had a pool worked here in the meantime as the dedication.