Mashhad is Iran’s second-largest city and spiritual center. Its raise main sight is the beautiful, massive and ever-growing Haram (shrine complex) commemorating of Shiite Islam’s eighth Imam, “Imam Reza”. The city has grown around this ever-expanding monument. Apart from its religious significance, the complex is an architectural masterpiece decorated with intricate tiles, calligraphy, beautiful courtyards, porches, and an impressive golden dome stands centrally above the shrine itself.