It was made of well-carved stones on a large foundation, upon which the fire temple was situated. On the top of this structure a dome was placed overlooking the city. At present only the tower has been remained.
Firuzabad (Firooz Abad) in Fars Province Located at 1035 km. from Tehran and in a mountainous region with a moderate climate in north and hot weather in the south. It is one of the main gathering points for the Qashqaie tribes as a summer quarter. The present Firooz Abad ...
The Castle of Ardeshir-e Babakan (Palace of Ardashir Papakan), also known as the Atash-kadeh, built in 224 AD by Ardashir I, is a castle located on the slopes of ...
Shahr-e Gour (Firuzabad Ancient City) is located to the northwest of the present city of Firooz Abad in Fars Province. Firuzabad was known as Ardashir-Khwarrah ...
Qal'eh Dokhtar (Ghale Dokhtar or Dezh Dokhta) is a castle made by Ardashir I in 209 AD. It is located on a mountain slope near the Firouzabad-Kavar road in ...
At the distance of 30 km. south of Firooz Abad, there are the ruins of a monument which probably used to be the greatest aggregate of fire-temples of the Sassanide ...
This caravansary is located at 3 km. south of the Sassanide Fire Temple in Firooz Abad. it probabely dates back to the Sassanian era. It consists of a large court ...
The road between Firooz Abad and Darabgerd was discovered in 1960 by Proffessor Wandenbuerg. Here, some buildings are seen which belong to the Sassanian era, e.g., ...
Naqsh-e Rustam is an ancient necropolis, located in the village of Zangi-Abad, to the north of the city of Marvdasht in Fars province. This ancient site which is ...
The Bandian Fire Temple is an archaeological site near Dargaz in Razavi Khorasan Province near the medieval city of Abiward. The primary excavations were carried ...
At the northeastern end of Pasargadae is the citadel, called Tall-e Takht, "throne hill". It probably dates to the reign of Cyrus the Great (r.559-530), although ...
Espeyeh Mosque (Masjed-e Sefid or White Mosque) is situated near the Dinachal Village (Near Talesh in Gilan Province) and amongst its remains are the signs of plaster ...
Bahram Fire Temple (Rey Fire Temple or Mil Hill) dates back to the Sasanian Era and is located in Ray City (Shahr-e-Rey). 12 kilometers South East of Rey city toward ...
Nushijan Citadel (Nooshijan Fire Temple or Noushijan Tappe) lies 20km northwest of Malayer and 60 kilometers away from Hamadan in Hamedan Province, in the district ...
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