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TEHRAN-- Iran is finishing a complete file for a Sassanid archeological landscape in the western province of Kermanshah, to have it
registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the provincial tourist chief has said.With a high concentration on Taq-e Bostan, which
embraces a stunning series of big bas-relief carvings in Kermanshah, the archeological landscape is looked for to be encompassed Ctesiphon,
an ancient city situated 32 km southeast of modern Baghdad that served as the winter capital of the Parthian empire and later on of the
Sassanid empire, Mohammadreza Soheili described on Sunday.The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has actually chosen to
pursue a World Heritage noting for a Sassanid axis fixated Taq-e Bostan, the main added.He also asked all companies connected to the dossier
to make their best shots to speed up the preparation.Taq-e Bostan accepts amazing Persian heritage on the base of an imposing cliff,
including extraordinary Sassanian bas-reliefs of ancient victorious kings.Taq-e Bustan was originally the site of a Parthian royal hunting
garden, but the Sassanians later added their own regal stamp
Its most significant alcove functions elephant-mounted hunting scenes on the sidewalls and highlights the coronation of Khosrow II (r 590--
628), underneath which the king flights off in full armor and chain mail (half a millennium prior to the European Black Prince made it
The 2nd niche shows King Shapur III and his Roman-stomping grandfather Shapur II
To the right of the niches, is a great tableau again showing Shapur II (r 379-- 383), in which he is depicted trampling over the Roman
emperor Julian the Apostate (whom he defeated in 363) and receiving a crown of true blessings from the Zoroastrian god Mithras.It is said
that late afternoon is the best time to go to, as the cliff turns a brilliant orange in the setting sun, which then passes away poetically
on the far side of the duck pond
The surrounding outdoor restaurants rock out till late at night and the carvings are warmly floodlit
The website is 10km north of Kermanshahs city center.The Sassanid period is of very high importance in the history of Iran
Under Sassanids, Persian architecture and arts experienced a basic renaissance
Architecture often took grand percentages such as palaces at Ctesiphon, Firuzabad, and Sarvestan which are amongst the highlights of the
ensemble.Generally, a Sassanid historical landscape represents a highly effective system of land usage and tactical utilization of natural
topography in the development of the earliest cultural centers of the Sassanid civilization.In 2018, an ensemble of Sassanian historic
cities in southern Iran, entitled Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region , was named a UNESCO site
The ensemble makes up 8 historical sites located in three geographical parts of Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan.The World Heritage shows
the optimized usage of natural topography and bears witness to the influence of Achaemenid and Parthian cultural customs and of Roman art,
which latter had a substantial influence on the architecture and creative styles of the Islamic era.Apart from architecture, crafts such as
metalwork and gem inscription grew extremely advanced, yet scholarship was encouraged by the state
In those years, works from both the East and West were equated into Pahlavi, the language of the Sassanians.Kermanshah accepts a variety of
awe-inspiring historical sites, consisting of Taq-e Bostan and the UNESCO-registered Bisotun.Bisotun is a patchwork of tremendous yet
excellent life-size carvings portraying king Darius I and numerous other figures
UNESCO has it that Bisotun bears outstanding testament to the crucial interchange of human worths in the development of huge art and
writing, showing ancient customs in huge bas-reliefs
Kermanshah was founded in the 4th century CE by Bahram IV of the Sassanid dynasty
Dominated by the Arabs in 640, it was called Qirmasin (Qirmashin)
Under the Seljuk guideline in the 11th century, it was the chief town of Kordestan
The Safavids (ruled 1501-- 1736) fortified the town, and the Qajars repulsed an attack by the Turks during Fath Ali Shahs rule (1797-- 1834)
Occupied by the Turkish army in 1915 throughout World War I, it was left in 1917
The building and construction of a road in the 1950s over the age-old Khorasan track included significantly to the value of the city.ABU/ MG
