Keeping with the theme of ancient Persian earth art, there is another piece/monument (which may or may not have served a practical purpose) that is quite interesting. It is known as
Naqsh-e-Rostam, or "Picture of Rostam" (upper right picture). Rostam is a mythological figure in Persian culture, analogous to Hercules in Greek culture, who travels doing good deeds the likes slaying monsters (etc.). The picture is engraved into the side of a mountain. Adjacent to this piece is another, similarly styled engraving of King Ardeshir (a later Persian king, lower right picture). Also at the site is is a number of tombs etched into the side of the mountain range, most n
otably those of Darius the Great and King Xerxes I (Darius' son, and the guy from that movie "300"). Finally on this site is a cubicle temple protruding from the ground; it is not known for sure what this pecular building was used for, however the general consensus is that it is a Zoroastrian
Atash Khooneh or "Fire Temple."
Keeping with the theme of ancient Persian earth art, there is another piece/monument (which may or may not have served a practical purpose) that is quite interesting. It is known as Naqsh-e-Rostam, or "Picture of Rostam" (upper right picture). Rostam is a mythological figure in Persian culture, analogous to Hercules in Greek culture, who travels doing good deeds the likes slaying monsters (etc.). The picture is engraved into the side of a mountain. Adjacent to this piece is another, similarly styled engraving of King Ardeshir (a later Persian king, lower right picture). Also at the site is is a number of tombs etched into the side of the mountain range, most n
otably those of Darius the Great and King Xerxes I (Darius' son, and the guy from that movie "300"). Finally on this site is a cubicle temple protruding from the ground; it is not known for sure what this pecular building was used for, however the general consensus is that it is a Zoroastrian Atash Khooneh or "Fire Temple."
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