The purpose of designing gardens in Persia, was
not only limited to providing green spaces for the
inhabitants, but also creating the opportunity for
further interaction between the human and nature
as well as creating various ranges of functions
(Gharipour 2011) and promoting Persian culture
via various design elements (Müller-Wille 2001). In
fact, Persian gardens are not only about beautiful
geometries and shapes; but they manifest different
design elements, each representing a specific
symbol. This paper aims to review three selected
Persian gardens from the central district of Iran in
terms of their design, geometry and typology which
has been usually derived from their function and
geographic location. It also explores the fundamental
symbols and their philosophy used in the creation of
Persian gardens and in relation to their architecture
and design.