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Darabi as saying on Saturday.The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts is ready to compile a specific dossier on the
ancient fortress and surrounding properties for possible inscription on the UNESCO list, Darabi said.He made the remarks in a meeting with
December, President Raisi paid a visit to the ancient fortress
He was accompanied by members of his cabinet, including the Energy Minister, Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister, Agriculture Minister,
Culture Minister as well as Cooperatives, and Labor and Social Welfare Minister.The unmissable eight-towered fortress dominates Khorramabad
as one of the most visited travel destinations in the region for both domestic and foreign sightseers
The fortress seems particularly imposing and dramatic when floodlit at night, offering picturesque views of its encircling crenelated
battlements.Experts believe that the fortress is comparable with similar works in Naqsh-e Rostam, Naqsh-e Rajab, Tape Chugan, and Firuzabad
The ensemble is comprised of eight archaeological sites situated in three geographical parts of Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan
It reflects the optimized utilization of natural topography and bears witness to the influence of Achaemenid and Parthian cultural
traditions and of Roman art, which later had a significant impact on the architecture and artistic styles of the Islamic era.The Sassanid
era is of very high importance in the history of Iran
Under Sassanids, Persian art and architecture experienced a general renaissance
Architecture often took grandiose proportions such as palaces at Ctesiphon, Firuzabad, and Sarvestan which are amongst the highlights of the
Crafts such as metalwork and gem-engraving grew highly sophisticated, yet scholarship was encouraged by the state
In those years, works from both the East and West were translated into Pahlavi, the language of the Sassanians.Efforts made by the Sassanids
also yield a revival of Iranian nationalism took place, for example, Zoroastrianism was declared the state religion
The dynasty evolved by Ardashir I and was destroyed by the Arabs during the period 637 to 651
The dynasty was named after Sasan, an ancestor of Ardashir I.Under his leadership who reigned from 224 to 241, the Sassanians overthrew the
Parthians and created an empire that was constantly changing in size as it reacted to Rome and Byzantium to the west and the Kushans and
Hephthalites to the east, according to Britannica Encyclopedia
Arabia in the south; in the east, it extended to the Indus River and in the west to the upper Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.AFM
