Iran · 7th century
The Sassanid Palace of Sarvestan (Persian: کاخ ساسانی سروستان, romanized: kakh-eh Sassani-ye Sarvestan) is a Sassanid-era building in the Iranian city of Sarvestan, some 90 km southeast from the city of Shiraz. The palace was built in the 7th century AD, and was either a gubernatorial residence or a Zoroastrian fire temple.
The Sarvestan Palace is one of the most important archaeological sites of the field of Sasanian archaeology, and it is designated as one of the eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region.
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Sarvestan Palace ranks #1,701 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 173 mapped in Iran. Founded c. 650, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 39 atlas entries founded in the 7th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,789 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Iran compares in the castle statistics.
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