Ray, the southern gate of Tehran, has been one of the largest and most significant centers of the Iranian civilization with a background dating back to the times of the Achaemenids. The governorship of Rey has always been a top state position.
There are many remains from the ancient Rey, In the post-Islamic era Rey lost its previous prosperity; however , it became once again a holy center following the martyrdom and buril of Hazrat Abdol-Azim, a son of Imam Hassan (PBUH) in that city.
The shrine, one of the most magnificent of its kind, attracts tens of thousands of Shiate pilgrims everyday.
The shrine consists of a golden dome, minarets with tile work, as well as several courtyards, porticos and mosques.
The oldest part of the building has been made in the year 725 A.H (Hejira). The shrines of Imamzadeh Hamza, the son of the seventh Imam of the shiate sect, and Imamzadeh Taher are also located in the vicinity of the shrine of Hazrat Abdol-Azim. Other sights of Rey, too, witness the city’s historical background, Among the remains in this city are the ruins of the ancient Rey of Achaemenid and parthian periods on the Cheshmeh Ali hill, a Sassanid rock relief, the Tower Hill, Tabarak Fortree, Toghrol Tower, the Saljuk Drummers’ Houese, the shrine of Bibi Shahrbanou, the tomp of Ibn Babvaih and Harun’s prison, a Buyid period building . Kahrizak and Fashapouyeh are two of the districts of Shahr-i-Rey.