{"id":22049,"date":"2018-07-11T06:26:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T06:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=22049"},"modified":"2024-03-18T06:49:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T06:49:41","slug":"sassanid-archaeological-landscape-listed-as-unesco-world-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sassanid-archaeological-landscape-listed-as-unesco-world-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Sassanid Archaeological Landscape Listed as UNESCO World Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These monuments consist of eight different archeological sites located in Sarvestan, <strong>Bishapur <\/strong>and Firuzabad in southeast of Fars Province. The structures are fortified over time and one can see palaces and city plans which origin from <strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sasanian-empire\/\" title=\"The Sasanian Empire: Persia\u2019s Last Ancient Dynasty\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83403\">Sassanian Empire<\/a><\/strong> that expanded across the region from 224 to 658 CE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sasanian-empire\/\" title=\"The Sasanian Empire: Persia\u2019s Last Ancient Dynasty\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83404\">Sassanid<\/a> archaeological landscape influenced by the Achaemenid and Parthian cultural and ritual traditions, and their architectural and artistic approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also influenced by the cultural interchange with the Roman art and architecture, contemporaneous with it. Its significant impact on urban planning, architecture and artistic approaches in the Islamic era is considerable.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-qaleh-dokhtar-of-firuzabad-built-by-ardeshir-i\">Qaleh Dokhtar of Firuzabad Built by Ardeshir I<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-22097 size-entry_with_sidebar\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title=\"Qaleh Dokhtar\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qaleh-Dokhtar.jpg\" alt=\"Qaleh Dokhtar\" class=\"wp-image-22097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qaleh-Dokhtar.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qaleh-Dokhtar-780x328.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qaleh-Dokhtar-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qaleh-Dokhtar-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qaleh-Dokhtar-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qaleh-Dokhtar-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General view of the southwest side of Qaleh Dokhtar palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qaleh Dokhtar is a vast barrier Fortress with an inner monumental palace of royal dimensions, built by Ardashir I before his decisive victory against the last Parthian king in 224 A.D.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The architectural decoration of the palace and fortifications is modest and dignified.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outside walls articulated by shallow, two-stepped niches with horizontal lintels, unlike the arched niches of the later great palace. The main rooms, like those in the later palace on the <strong>Firuzabad<\/strong> plain, have deep arched niches with Egyptian cornices, evidently derived from Achaemenid models.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/quri-qale-cave\/\">Discover Quri Qaleh Cave<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/barm-e-delak\/\">Barm-e Delak: Glimpse Into the Sasanian&#8217;s Glory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fars-province-in-spring\/\">Fars Province Awakens: Spring&#8217;s Blooming Wonders in Iran<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/the-most-scenic-routes-in-trans-iranian-railway\/\">The Most Scenic Routes in Trans-Iranian Railway<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/springtime-in-mugan-plain-the-lost-paradise-of-ardabil-iran\/\">Springtime in Mugan Plain, The Lost Paradise of Ardabil, Iran<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although the importance of <strong>Qaleh Dokhtar<\/strong> certainly declined after Ardashir become the king of all Persia and interior fighting had ended, especially after it had been replaced by the greater palace in the plain, its later use is demonstrated by a dirham coin of Shapur II (r. 309- 79 A.D.).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It seems to have regained importance at the end of the Sassanian empire, when the last Great King, Yazdegerd III (r. 632-51 A.D.), tried to organize resistance against invading Arabs in his home province of Fars.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copper coins of the Yazdegerd type have been excavated behind the walls of the inner fortress (Huff, 1978, p. 140).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ardashir-investiture-relief-and-the-ring-of-power\">Ardashir Investiture Relief and the Ring of Power<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-22093 size-entry_with_sidebar\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title=\"The Investiture Relief Of Ardashir\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-investiture-relief-of-Ardashir.jpg\" alt=\"The Investiture Relief Of Ardashir\" class=\"wp-image-22093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-investiture-relief-of-Ardashir.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-investiture-relief-of-Ardashir-780x328.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-investiture-relief-of-Ardashir-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-investiture-relief-of-Ardashir-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-investiture-relief-of-Ardashir-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-investiture-relief-of-Ardashir-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Investiture relief of Ardashir I in the Tang-i Ab valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Less than 1 km to the south of <strong>Qaleh Dokhtar<\/strong>, the first relief of several rock reliefs of Ardashir I is depicted on the right bank of the valley. Actually with this relief, Ardashir I (224-241) established the Sassanian tradition of rock carving, which flourished until the reign of khosrow II (590-628). In the relief, Ohrmazd is standing and invests Ardashir, also afoot, by handing the ring of sovereignty to him over a fire altar. Behind Ardashir stand the crown prince Shapur and two more princes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#1e0e7c;line-height:.9\"><strong>BOOK ONLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" id=\"h-shiraz-hotels\" style=\"color:#1e0e7c;font-size:35px\">Shiraz Hotels<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/hotel-list\/shiraz?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiran\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#f94931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Book Now<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-victory-relief-of-ardashir-i-over-artabanus-v\">The victory relief of Ardashir I over Artabanus V<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-22094 size-entry_with_sidebar\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title=\"Victory Relief Of Ardashir\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Victory-Relief-of-Ardashir.jpg\" alt=\"Victory Relief Of Ardashir\" class=\"wp-image-22094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Victory-Relief-of-Ardashir.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Victory-Relief-of-Ardashir-780x328.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Victory-Relief-of-Ardashir-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Victory-Relief-of-Ardashir-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Victory-Relief-of-Ardashir-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Victory-Relief-of-Ardashir-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The victory relief of Ardashir I over Artabanus V<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The last important Sassanian monument, in the Tang-i Ab gorge before facing the Plain Of Firuzabad is the Ardashir victory relief over Artabanous, carved on a surface of a vertical rock at the right bank of the River. This depicts a scene from Ardashir\u2019s victorious battle against the last Parthian king, Artabanus (Ardavan) V, in 224. 18 m long and nearly 4 m high, it is the largest surviving Iranian rock relief. The portrayal is strikingly dynamic as well as rich in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The carving is in relatively low relief and has been damaged by weathering in the lower part.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ardashir-khurreh-medieval-city-of-gur-and-later-firuzabad\">Ardashir Khurreh (Medieval city of Gur and later Firuzabad)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-22063 size-entry_with_sidebar\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title=\"Ardashir Khurreh (Medieval City Of Gur And Later Firuzabad)\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Aradashir-khurreh-gur-04-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ardashir Khurreh (Medieval City Of Gur And Later Firuzabad)\" class=\"wp-image-22063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Aradashir-khurreh-gur-04-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Aradashir-khurreh-gur-04-2-780x328.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Aradashir-khurreh-gur-04-2-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Aradashir-khurreh-gur-04-2-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Aradashir-khurreh-gur-04-2-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Aradashir-khurreh-gur-04-2-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ardashir Khurreh, a general view of the city, Photo by: S.H.Rashed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remains of the city of Ardashir Khurreh is the most Important Sassanian remain in the Firuzabad Plain. According to the book, \u201cKarnameh Ardashir Papakan\u201d, the main part of the Firuzabad plain prior to the founding of Ardashir Khurreh was a swamp, drained by Ardashir, preparing the ground for constructing the city.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/simcard.jpg);background-position:52% 14%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/simcard?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/simcard.jpg\" alt=\"Buy Iranian SIM Card Online\" class=\"wp-image-69155 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/simcard.jpg 840w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/simcard-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/simcard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/simcard-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>IRAN 4G SIM Card<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8c8af59c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/simcard?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the creation of land allotting system and water transfer from Tang-i Ab River, agricultural activities, then, developed in the plain. The plan of the old city consisted of different parts as streets, public residential sectors, and the central religious and administrative sector.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ardashir-palace-of-the-firuzabad-plain\">Ardashir palace of the Firuzabad plain<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-22090 size-entry_with_sidebar\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title=\"Palais D''aradashir\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ardashir-Palace-1.jpg\" alt=\"Palais D''aradashir\" class=\"wp-image-22090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ardashir-Palace-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ardashir-Palace-1-780x328.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ardashir-Palace-1-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ardashir-Palace-1-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ardashir-Palace-1-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ardashir-Palace-1-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ardashir Palace, Photo by: S.H.Rashedi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following the city of Ardashir Khurreh, the second important Sassanid structure of the Firuzabad Plain is the Palace of Ardashir (also called Atashkadeh by the local people) located on the north edge of the Plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Palace is located 2 km north of the city of Ardashir Khurreh. The lack of fortifications and its considerably more monumental layout indicates that it built when Ardashir had established his supremacy and military\u00a0 considerations were no longer necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the similarity of its architectural style with Qaleh Dokhtar palace, it undoubtedly belongs to the time of Ardashir. The palace evidently followed the construction system of Qaleh Dokhtar<br>\npalace and improved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shapur-statue-with-a-height-of-6-70-meter\">Shapur statue with a height of 6.70 meter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a height of about 6.70 m and a width across the shoulders of more than 2 m, the monumental statue of Shapur I can be considered the most impressive extant sculpture dating from the Sassanid period (224-652). It is carved out of a huge stalagmite formed in situ. It is rich in details and sculptured on each side with extraordinary care and attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/yazd-city-listed-unesco-world-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yazd City Listed As Unesco World Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sassanid historical monuments in Fars Province in Iran have recently, on 30 June 2018, been added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16200,5354],"class_list":["post-22049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism-iran","tag-bishapur","tag-unesco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}