Sasanian Palace Hunting Ground of Bahram Gur Sarvestan

Sasanian Palace of Sarvestan

Fars, the 400-year-old capital of the Sasanian Empire, houses many historical monuments and buildings from this period. The Sarvestan Palace, covering 25 hectares, is located 13 kilometers from Sarvestan and about 2 hours from the city of Shiraz. This palace is one of the remaining works of King Bahram Gur, the Sasanian king, and closely resembles the Firuzabad Palace. Locals also know it as the Sasan Palace and Chahartaq. The materials used in this palace are resistant stone and brick, and a type of plaster was used for decoration. There are various opinions about the building's past use; some consider it a fire temple due to its chahartaq structure, while others believe it was a royal hunting lodge. The palace has an entrance veranda, a dome in the center, and a courtyard, and compared to other Sasanian buildings, it features more complex and complete architectural design and layout.

National registration: Registered on 24 Shahrivar 1310 (September 15, 1931) as number 23 in the list of national monuments of Iran.

UNESCO World Heritage registration: In Tir 1397 (July 2018), it was registered as part of the "Sasanian Archaeological Landscape of Fars" on the UNESCO World Heritage List.