Pergamon museum

One of the most popular attractions in Berlin, the Pergamon Museum is world famous for its archaeological holdings. It is located on Museum Island, which is really three museums in one – the Collection of Classical Antiquities (also on display in the Old Museum), the Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Museum of Islamic Art.

One of the Top Things to See in The Pergamon Museum, Berlin is the Art of Islamic Cultures, The works included in this exhibition have origins spanning from Spain to India, with particular emphasis on the regions of present-day Iran and Egypt.

Prayer niche (mihrab) from Kashan

The museum of Islamic Art possesses one of the most beautiful Persian prayer niches of the Middle Ages. In the mosque, the mihrab indicates the direction of Mecca, to which the faithful turn when praying.

Minai ceramic bowl

Persian Glazed Tiles

MuseoPics online photos from Persia exhibited at the Pergamon Museum Berlin. This picture gallery shows colored glazed terracotta brick panels depicting Achaemenid Persian royal bodyguards or archers.

The reign of Darius 1st and the First Persian or Achaemenid Empire around 510 BC excavated from the Palace of Darius 1st. Susa was one of the residential cities of the Achaemenid Kings. The Palaces are noteworthy for their elaborate decorations which can be considered exemplary of art at a royal court.

The walls of Darius’s palace at Susa were embellished with colorful reliefs made from glazed bricks on the Babylonian model. It is not certain which rooms of the palace were decorated with representations of a procession of royal bodyguards or archers, dressed in richly decorative costumes. Pictures and images of the Persia exhibit from the Pergamon can be bought online a photo art prints or downloaded as high-resolution stock photos.