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Where in the world
Iran
Firuzabad
Sasanian · Iran
Field notes
- civilizations
- Sasanian
- types
- City
- occupied
- 224 CE — 651 CE
- country
- Iran
The site
Firuzabad is a Sasanian city in Iran, active from roughly 224 to 651 CE. Founded by Ardashir I at the dawn of the dynasty, it was laid out on a perfectly circular plan, and its nearby palace of domed halls and fire temple set the template for later Persian and Islamic city-building. For the traveller tracing Persia's imperial roots, Firuzabad offers a window onto Sasanian architecture at the empire's birth.
