Iran · Area
Naqsh-e Rostam
Rock-cut royal necropolis 13 km from Persepolis where Achaemenid kings including Darius rest in monumental tombs, and where…
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Iran · Building
National Museum of Iran
The National Museum of Iran — known in Persian as Muzeh-ye Iran-e Bastan, the Museum of Ancient Iran…
Iran · Palace
Palace of Ardashir
A Sasanian royal fortress built by King Ardashir I in 224 AD on the slopes above Firuzabad, marking…
Iran · Zone
Pasargadae
The tomb of Cyrus the Great and the ruins of his first capital, set on the Murghab Plain,…
Iran · Monument
Persepolis
The ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, where reliefs of tribute-bearing nations still line the Apadana staircase…
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Iran · Tradition
Persian carpet weaving
Persian carpet weaving, practiced across Iran since medieval times, blends nomadic and court traditions in hand-knotted textiles that…
Iran · Building
Qal’eh Dokhtar (3rd century AD): the First Sasanian Palace-Fortress of Ardashir I on the Cliffs of Firuzabad (Fars, Iran)
Su uno sperone roccioso che domina la gola del fiume Tangab nella provincia del Fars, Qal’eh Dokhtar —…
Iran · Building
Qanats of Ghasabeh
An ancient Achaemenid aqueduct network of 427 wells spanning 33 km underground, built 700–500 BCE and inscribed as…
Iran · Building
Ribat of Zein-o-din
A 16th-century Safavid caravanserai on the Silk Road featuring rare circular towers, built under Abbas the Great to…
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