Naqsh-e Rustam

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Nagsh-e Rustam is an archaeological site located about 13 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province (Persis), Iran. This place is called Næqš-e Rostæm "Picture of Rostam" because of the Sassanid carvings below the tombs, which were thought to represent the Persian mythical hero Rustam.

Zoroastrian kaabeh.

Ardashir I's coronation.

Tomb of a Achaemenid king.

Sassanid king Shpaur I on horse while Roman emperor Valerian is kneeling before him.

Tombs Achaemenid kings.
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