Iran, Firuz Abad: Dezh-e Ardashir Papakan (Palace of Ardashir Papakan) was built in 224 AD under King Ardashir I in the Sassanian era. It has three d

• Contributor: Peter Michael Rhodes / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2R17JP8
• File size: 34.3 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 4000 x 3000 px | 33.9 x 25.4 cm | 13.3 x 10 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 6 September 2014

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Iran, Firuz Abad: Dezh-e Ardashir Papakan (Palace of Ardashir Papakan) was built in 224 AD under King Ardashir I in the Sassanian era. It has three domes (one collapsed), open at the top, which may have been used for fires to Zoroaster. View from the front, showing the huge iwan with three open-topped domes behind.

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