Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region

Fars province is a treasure chest of palaces, fortifications, and reliefs from the Sassanid period. In 2018, UNESCO registered eight archeological sites of this great treasure in Firoozabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan: Dokhtar Castle, The Oldest Domed building in the WorldIn Persian, called /qal-e dokhtar/ Qaleh Dokhtar (Dokhtar means girl), as a 71-hectare fortress built by […]

Persepolis

In Persian, called /takht-e jamshid/ Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire in 125,000 square meters, was built by Darius I in the City of Parseh (Persia), 518 B.C. Later, this immense complex was completed (add parts) by his son Xerxes I and his grandson Artaxerxes I. Today, you walk in Persepolis by seven […]