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© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR-D2609 |
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Upload Date: | 2014-09-15 13:22:17 | |||
Photo Size: | 4.9mb 6016x4000 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plainat 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. View of the site and fortifications from a neighbouring hill. |
Keywords: | Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO, Soleyman |