The words of the famous Sufi poet Hafez ring true today a cultural quest that endures today. A breeze of Aryan cultural diversity flows through Shiraz. Four times the capital of Iran. Resplendent garden tombs honor artists, writers, philosophers and spiritualists. Where a castle protects ancient treasures the historical importance of Shiraz lives on and can be seen in the ruins of Takhi Jamshid, better known as Persepolis.