Ka'ba-ye Zartosht facts for kids
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| Former names | Bon-Khanak (Sassanian era) |
| Alternative names | Kornaykhaneh Naggarekhaneh |
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| Type | Tower, stone chamber |
| Location | Marvdasht, Iran |
| Construction started | First half of sixth century B.C., Achaemenid era |
| Owner | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (Persian: کعبه زرتشت) is the name of a stone quadrangular and stepped structure in the Naqsh-e Rustam compound beside Zangiabad village in Marvdasht county in Fars, Iran.
- A guided tour of Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, YouTube (1 min 34 sec).
Images for kids
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Ka'ba-ye Zartosht in front of Darius II's mausoleum
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Inside the structure
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Vertical and horizontal cross sections of the structure
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Rectangular pits on the outer walls of the structure
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The stairway of the structure
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A picture of Naqsh-e Rustam painted by Jean Chardin in 1723
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Photograph of the excavations performed by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
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Ka'ba-ye Zartosht from above the Mountain of Mercy
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Coin of Vadfradad I (Autophradates I). The picture behind the coin is a structure similar to Ka'ba-ye Zartosht.
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Ka'ba-ye Zartosht in the nineteenth century, by Jane Dieulafoy
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The Parthian-language version of Shapur I's inscription
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The place of the inscriptions of Kartir and Shapur I (the Sassanian Middle Persian version) on the walls of Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
See also
In Spanish: Ka'ba-i-Zartosht para niños
