High they fly

Takht-e Soleyman, Early Morning

Generations

The small spring in front will hopefully grow into a giant cliff like the one in the background (Zindan-e Soleyman) within about 300 millenia or so.

Water stream

One of the streams out of Takht-e Soleyman deep lake. Water over flow is 90 lit/sec, which means the pressure of the spring, which is 105 meters below water level, is amazing.

Swallow

لبان لعل چون خون کبوتر / سواد زلف چون پَرِّ پرستو

Takht-e Soleyman Morning

سر چو آه عاشقان برکرد صبح / عطر آتش زای برکرد صبح
از شرار آه مشتاقان دل / آتش عنبرفشان برکرد صبح
بر قواره‌ی ماه سحری کرد چرخ / تا سر از خواب گران برکرد صبح
تا کند سیمین قواره در زمین / سر ز جیب آسمان برکرد صبح
خواب چشم ساقیان بست آشکار / دود رنگین کز نهان برکرد صبح
ز آتشی کافتاد از حراق شب / شمع در صحرای جان برکرد صبح

خاقانی

Symphony of color, music, and life

One of the water streams in south of Takhte-Soleyman's pond rushing in a turn formed inside its own sediments on a slope.
A symphony of color, music, and pure life.

Takht-e Soleyman

View from Zandan-e Soleyman (verbally meaning: Solomon's Prison).

Takht-e Soleyman

We are too lucky! Nothing more, nothing less.

First impression

... of Takht-e Soleyman world heritage site.
The small pond is in fact water of an artesian spring trapped in its own sediments that have made a one hundred meter _or more_ vessel in height. The water is still flowing.
At about 8:30 in the morning the water was so calm but later small ripples started to change the its texture and color . I'll post more pictures of the lake in its different moods.
One of the most important fire-temples (Atashkadeh) of Iran, i.e. Azar-e Goshasp (or Azar-e Goshnasp), was located here in Takht-e Soleyman of which only a part of its walls is remained.
Iwan-e Khosrow is seen in the middle of picture.