Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality Iranian carpet can cost tens of thousands of ...

Displayed on the edifice’s first floor, the 20 featured carpets will remain accessible to visitors until the end of the year (March 20). As Jouleh emphasized, accurate documentation and preservation ...

The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major ... “Americans were some of our best customers,” said Ali Faez, the owner of one dusty carpet shop at the bazaar.