INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the village of Robat-e Sefid/Bazeh Hur in a strategic geographical point traversed by a main north-south caravan road.According to Iranian
archaeologist Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki, previous excavations brought to light the meaning of this valley, in which religious and economic
aspects show and testify to the development of this region during the Sasanian and early Islamic epochs.Archaeologists, focusing on the
continuation of excavations at the site of Qala-e Dokhtar in the village, unearthed a magnificent collection of plasterwork decorated with
Chahar-Taq (Chahartaq), where the four sides of the square room show an arched opening
Experts say this architectural form turned into the most typical form of Sassanid religious architecture, relating closely to the expansion
and stabilization of Zoroastrianism under the Sassanid reign and continuing during the Islamic era thanks to its usage in religious and holy
buildings such as mosques and tombs.Elsewhere in his remarks, the archaeologist said each of the columns of this hall was decorated with
collection and the use of high-quality materials and decorations shows the importance of this collection to the Sassanid central
the plan of the original building and identifying further structures around it.In 2018, a joint Franco-Iranian mission decided to study the
whole valley, its human occupations, its geomorphology, its implication in the large territory of Khorasan Razavi province, as well as the
monuments surrounding the Chahar-Taq.The Sassanid era is of very high importance in the history of Iran
Under Sassanids, Persian architecture and arts experienced a general renaissance
Architecture often took grandiose proportions such as palaces at Ctesiphon, Firuzabad, and Sarvestan which are amongst the highlights of the
ensemble.Generally, a Sassanid archaeological landscape represents a highly efficient system of land use and strategic utilization of
natural topography in the creation of the earliest cultural centers of the Sassanid civilization.In 2018, an ensemble of Sassanian
The ensemble is comprised of eight archaeological sites situated in three geographical parts of Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan.The World
Heritage reflects the optimized utilization of natural topography and bears witness to the influence of Achaemenid and Parthian cultural
traditions and of Roman art, which later had a significant impact on the architecture and artistic styles of the Islamic era.Apart from
architecture, crafts such as metalwork and gem-engraving grew highly sophisticated, yet scholarship was encouraged by the state
In those years, works from both the East and West were translated into Pahlavi, the language of the Sassanians.AFM
