Naqsh-e Rustam (meaning Throne of Rustam) is located approximately 5 km (3 miles) to the northwest of Persepolis, the capital of the former Achaemenid (Persian) Empire.
In the same direction as the historical site of Naghsh-e-Rajab and at the termination ...
Taq-e Bostan series near Kermanshah is one of the unprecedented historical monuments in Iran and the world which is the first stone animation in the world with fine reliefs of the Ancient Iranian greatness and glory. It is in the heart of Zagros Mountain Range, where it has endured natural phenomena such as wind and rainfall for 1,700 years.
The tomb of the great poet Abolqassem Ferdowsi, can be accounted for a place of worship so to be called by the lovers of Farsi Literature. This renowned historical site has brought fame for the city of Toos.
The construction of this tomb began in the ...
These inscriptions are relics from the period of 'Darius' and 'Khashayar Shah' of the Achaemenian era. The said are located 5 km. west of Hamadan at the end of the 'Dareh-ye-Abbas Abad' or Abbas Abad Valley, and have been engraved ...
The Achaemenid Museum is situated in the Khashayar Shah's Harem (Queen's Palace) in Persepolis Palace (Takht Jamshid) - Marvdasht near Shiraz in Fars Province. It was inaugurated in 1938 under the name of Takht-e-Jamshid (Persepolis). In this ...
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 a mountain which Ghaleh Dokhtar is also situated on.
Goor-Dakhmeh Sahneh (Gurdakhmeh Darband, Goor Dakhmeh Sahneh) is a large rectangular shaped crypt and a historical remnant near the city of Sahneh (Sahne) in Kermanshah Province, from the times of the Medes. The outstanding features of Goordakhmeh Catacomb ...
Apadana Staircase is one of the most striking sections of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, southern Iran.
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