Naqsh-e Rostam

The Persian Mausoleum and Sashan relief attractions are 13 kilometers away from the ancient capital of Persian Polis. The tombs are chiselled on the cliffs of the mountain. Here are the four kings of the Persian Achemenid dynasty who were buried 2,500 years ago, respectively, Xerxes I, Darius I, Ataxsis I and Darius II. The mausoleum is more than 20 meters high from the ground, and it is in a deep, huge cross shape, with the statue of the ancient Iranian god of wisdom, Ahula Mazda. The cliff below the tomb is carved with seven groups of reliefs from the Persian Sassanid dynasty, seven or eight hundred years later than the tomb, the most interesting is the scene of Sassan Emperor Shapur I riding on the horse to accept the surrender of the Roman monarch Vallejan.

The Persian Mausoleum is the place where the ancient royal family was buried. Since there is no professional guide, it is a bit confused, but many reliefs in the cemetery are sure to be very beautiful, all related to religion and other legends.

The tomb of the Persian emperors, as the name implies, is the tomb of the Persian emperors. It is magnificent, located on a cliff not far from Persianpolis, and has four cross-shaped tombs carved out of rock walls (pictured below), from right to left, belonging to Xerxes I, Darius I, Ataxes I and Darius II. Close up, the mausoleum is carved around the relief mural, "ten" shape above the carving of the Persian wisdom god Ahula Mazda, meaning the god of kings. Below the tomb are seven reliefs of the Sassanian period, depicting ancient war scenes, the most famous of which is Sassan Emperor Shapoor I accepted the surrender of the Roman monarch Vallejan on the ground. Continue to the left and you can see many relief murals.

After more than an hour of tour in Pasalgarde, we continued to drive back to Shiraz, en route to the fourth and last attraction of today's chartered tour: the Persian Mausoleum. After arriving, buy tickets for 200,000 riyals per person and enter the scenic spot where you can see some of the emperor's tombs from the door. Enter the scenic spot, bypass a earthen bag to see the whole view of the Persian mausoleum on the cliff, this cliff has four cross-shaped mausoleums chiselled on the rock wall, from right to left belong to Xerxes I, Darius I, Ataxes I and Darius II. In front of the tomb is a cube stone building, said to be a Zoroazeid temple of fire. Although the upper coffin cave was already empty, the current momentum still made us feel the strength of the Persian Empire. Especially a few large reliefs, in the cliff above the cave, after years of vicissitudes although damaged but still visible. One of the more complete reliefs is said to have kneeled before the Persian emperor on horseback, the Roman emperor, in this form of history records the Persian Empire's invincibility, but now the Persian emperor's tomb is facing the west slanting sun. It seems to be also showing the end of an empire here. The sunrise and sunset are year after year, the years are ruthless and the people are rushing. On the afternoon charter tour, we also visited the attraction in Persianpolis about ten minutes drive: Sashan relief. As the netizens said in the Raiders, this is really a "pit father" attraction. Buying tickets for 80,000 riyals per person at the entrance window of the small porter, entering the pile of rocky hills before you, who knows that suddenly a turn, there are four huge mountain stone reliefs in the foothills that are displayed before our eyes. The more severe mountain stone reliefs that have been weathered have many appearances that have not been seen clearly. There is just a group of tour groups here to visit, the tour guide is facing the reliefs to speak sound and color, Western tourists hear a taste. We were like watching silent short films, and it was super short, so we hurried away after about two minutes of watching. In fact, this attraction is small but extraordinary in retrospect, after all, it was a relic of the powerful and wealthy Persian Empire.

Burial tombs of the last and greatest kings of the Persian Empire. Easy to combine with a trip to Persepolis, but be careful - it will be insanely hot many months of the year.

The empty earth, a towering cliff, four graves, seven reliefs of the Sasan period, these combined images can only be described with visual impact. The reliefs of Sasan were so clear in the sunlight that they painted scenes of imperial conquest and royal celebrations that there were few people here, just like the desolate landscapes around them. We arrived with only a wave of Iranians, and then only heaven and earth, and us.

Shortly after leaving Shiraz, he came to this great cliff, where the four Persian emperors were buried, facing it, from left to right, Darius II, Atassexus I, Darius I and Xerxes I, all of which were familiar names in their student days. I can't believe their graves are in front of me now. It's really desolate, but it feels the weight of history more, and I like this lonely place standing in the wilderness, more shaking people than mixing in the noise.