Naqsh-e Rustam
necropolis in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
Naqsh-e Rostam (Persian: نقش رستم [ˌnæɣʃeɾosˈtæm]) is an ancient necropolis located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran
نقش رستم | |
Location | Marvdasht, Fars Province |
---|---|
Region | Iran |
Coordinates | 29°59′20″N 52°52′29″E / 29.98889°N 52.87472°E |
Type | Necropolis |
History | |
Founded | 1200 AD - 625 AD |
Periods | Achaemenid, Sassanid |
Cultures | Persian |
Management | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Persian |
Notes
changeReferences
change- Canepa, Matthew P., "Topographies of Power, Theorizing the Visual, Spatial and Ritual Contexts of Rock Reliefs in Ancient Iran", in Harmanşah (2014), google books
- Cotterell, Arthur (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations, 1993, Penguin, ISBN 0670826995
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Naqsh-e Rustam.
- Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 5: Drawings and Maps, Records of Naqsh-i Rustam Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Collections Search Center, S.I.R.I.S., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Hubertus von Gall "NAQŠ-E ROSTAM" in Encyclopædia Iranica [1]
- Lendering, Jona (2009). "Naqsh-i Rustam". Amsterdam: Livius. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- Unknown (2005). "Naghsh-e-Rostam".
- Herrmann, G. & Curtis, V. S. (2003). "Sasanian Rock Reliefs". Encyclopedia Iranica. Costa Mesa: Mazda.