Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus |
Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus |
Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus |
Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus, Lower rows of stones |
Ptolemy's Canon
Ptolemy's Canon: list of rulers of ancient Babylonia and the Near East, used by the astronomer Ptolemy of Alexandria to date astronomical phenomena. …Qadamgah
Qadamgah: site of an Achaemenid water monument. Frontal view The rock-cut Achaemenid monument at Qadamgah was discovered in 1881 by H.L. Wells.…
Qadamgah, General view |
Qadamgah, Mortise |
Qadamgah, Niches |
Qadamgah, Staircase |
Qalah-e Dokhtar
Ardašir Khureh ("fame of Ardašir): Sasanian city in Persis, modern Firuzabad. Except for the city, there is a castle (discussed on this page), a palace, a large relief celebrating Ardašir's victories, and a small relief commemorating his investiture. Qalah-e Dokhtar …Qanat
Qanat: type of underground irrigation canal between an aquifer on the piedmont to a garden on an arid plain. The word is Arabic, but the system is best known from Iran. …