(28 Sep 2012)
AP Television
Shiraz, Southern Iran, May 19th 2012
1. Wide of mansion in the middle of Eram Garden in Shiraz
2. Shift focus of flower to water flowing out into stream
3. Tilt-down palm tree and the house
4. Tilt-up pool to house
5. Pan of house exterior and balcony
6. Mid of tile painting depicting an Iranian couple
7. Mid of Hamid Reza Sattari walking past pool
8. Pan from face to house
9. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Hamid Reza Sattari, director of Eram Botanical Garden:
"This is Eram garden in Shiraz, which is around 900 years old. It has been noted for its almost intact structure in terms of architecture, and has been registered by UNESCO as a typical model of Iranian gardens."
10. Close-up of flowers with water flowing in background
11. Pan of True Lavender bushes
12. Close-up of sign reading "True lavender"
13. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Hamid Reza Sattari, director of Eram Botanical Garden:
"Different species of plants have been gathered from around the world and are kept here. We keep more than 400 living species of plants here."
14. Tilt-up tree
15. Close-up of flower
16. Mid of flowers
17. Close-up of sign reading "Blessed thistle"
18. Tilt-down tree
19. Mid of branches swaying in the wind
20. Mid of tree's shade on the ground
21. Wide of people walking in garden
22. Low angle of garden
23. Tilt down tall tree
24. Low-angle pan of trees against sky
25. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Jamal Shikar, Turkish tourist:
"Long before we came to Iranian gardens, we'd grown up with its legends, and legends whet your appetite for realities and living between legends and realities I realised that flowers, waters, trees and palaces which were long described in songs existed in Eram garden."
26. Mid of couple walking in garden
27. Mid of garden
28. Rear shot of couple talking in garden
29. Pan of garden
30. Shift focus from flowers to young people posing for picture
31. Wide of garden and young people
32. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Aynaz Qashgai, Soroudeh Keyhan, local vistors:
"I think it looks like paradise. There are various types of plant species that have made this garden very special and distinguished among Iranian gardens. There are many beautiful gardens in Iran. The house in the middle of the garden is also very beautiful."
33. Tilt down leaves to small lake
34. Mid of lake
35. Mid of two young girls sitting and chatting by lake
36. Various of garden
37. Pull focus of young couple taking pictures
38. Mid of girls sitting by stream
LEADIN
The Iranians' love of constructing gardens has its roots in the ancient Zoroastrianism tradition, which emphasises the sacredness of water and art.
The country's most famous example is the Eram Botanical Garden in Shiraz.
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Built during the Saljuq dynasty (A.D.1038-1194) in the city of Shiraz, the 11-hectare Eram Garden is the most well known among the nine UNESCO-registered gardens of Iran.
The beautiful three-story building in the centre of the garden is not as old as the garden itself.
It was designed by the then famous architect named Haj Mohammad Hassan during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, (1848-96). It has been through several renovations since its construction and is currently being renovated again and will open as a museum of Iranian art next year.
The garden is run by the Shiraz Medical University. Hamid Reza Sattari is the director.
He says: "This is Eram garden in Shiraz, which is around 900 years old. It has been noted for its almost intact structure in terms of architecture, and has been registered by UNESCO as a typical model of Iranian gardens."
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