Tag: Sassanide Empire (224 - 642 A.D.)
Naqsch-e Rostam
Six kilometres north of Persepolis, impressive rock tombs were hewn into the mountain for four Persian kings from the Achaemenid Dynasty.
![[Translate to English:] Die Türme des Schweigens in Yazd](/fileadmin/user_upload/Bilder/Iran/20191123_Yazd-471.jpg)
The Towers of Silence in Yazd
The "Towers of Silence" were used by the Zoroastrians for sky burials.
![[Translate to English:] Schuschtar](/fileadmin/user_upload/Bilder/Iran/20191108_Shoushtar-087.jpg)
Shushtar
The city of Shushtar in southwestern Iran is famous for its ancient canal and irrigation system, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
![[Translate to English:] Tacht-e Suleiman](/fileadmin/user_upload/Bilder/Iran/20191008_Tacht-i-Suleiman-066.jpg)
Tacht-e Suleiman
Sanctuary of the Sassanids and pilgrimage site of the Persian kings. Today UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Zendan-e Soleiman
Zendan-e Soleiman is an ca. 110 m high, dried out sinter cone with a 100 m deep and 70 m wide crater in northern Iran.