INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- A variety of Iranian archaeologists and cultural heritage professionals talked about the architectural achievements of the
Sassanids at a meeting held in Rey on Thursday.The experts exclusively turned the spotlight to the elaborate stuccowork, and elaborate
interior and exterior designs excavated from Chah-Tarkhan and Tepe Mil, which are two Sassanid sites in Rey, CHTN reported.20 students of
restoration and preservation of cultural residential or commercial properties participated in the occasion which evaluated numerous renowned
ruins and relics of the ancient city, the report said.Rey is thought about to be the oldest town in the main Iranian plateau with a history
of human settlement that extends back in time for over 8,000 years, according to Qadir Afrovand who is a senior Iranian archaeologist
The ancient hill of Cheshmeh-Ali (actually implying Spring of Ali), which is now a popular traveler destination in the heart of Rey,
southern Tehran, bears testimonies to being a catbird seat for numerous federal governments and dynasties throughout history, Afrovand
said.The history of Rey, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica is featured in the Avesta (the initial file of Zoroastrianism, an Iranian
faith) as a sacred place, and it is also mentioned in the book of Tobit, of the biblical Apocrypha, and by classical authors.Irans history
places a great deal of emphasis on the Sassanid period
The Sassanid era saw a general renaissance in Persian art and architecture
Palaces at Ctesiphon, Firuzabad, and Sarvestan, which are amongst the highlights of the ensemble, are just a couple of examples of the grand
proportions that architecture regularly adopted.A Sassanid historical landscape usually depicts an extremely reliable land usage system and
the strategic use of natural topography in the development of the earliest Sassanid cultural centers.2018 saw the designation of Sassanid
Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region as a UNESCO website, a collection of Sassanian historical cities in southern Iran
8 archaeological sites comprise the ensemble, which is spread out throughout the 3 regions of Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan.The World
Heritage site demonstrates how the topography was utilized to its full capacity and vouches for the influence of Roman art, which had a
profound impact on Islamic-era architecture and creative movements, in addition to Achaemenid and Parthian cultural traditions.In addition
to architecture, highly sophisticated crafts like metalwork and gem engraving also developed, however the state still supported scholarship
In those years, texts from the East and the West were equated into Pahlavi, the Sassanian language.AFM
