Sarvestan Palace
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Sarvestan Palace is a Sasanian-era architectural complex in Iran renowned for its domed halls and as an important example of pre-Islamic Persian palace design.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firuzabad palace complex | 1 |
| Sarvestan Palace canonical | 1 |
| Sarvestan palace | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian palace
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
courtyards
ⓘ
domed halls ⓘ iwans ⓘ large central hall ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sasanian architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | palace complex ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
5th century CE
ⓘ
reign of Bahram V ⓘ |
| civilization | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important example of pre-Islamic Persian palace design
ⓘ
key monument of Sasanian secular architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Bahram V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Sasanian era ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial complex
ⓘ
hunting lodge ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
courtyard complex
ⓘ
entrance iwan ⓘ main domed chamber ⓘ service quarters ⓘ side rooms ⓘ |
| heritage | pre-Islamic Persian architecture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national heritage site of Iran ⓘ |
| influenced | later Islamic Iranian palace architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarvestan NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
mortar ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| near | city of Shiraz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of iwans and domed halls
ⓘ
complex spatial organization ⓘ early use of large masonry domes in secular architecture ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| planType | central-domed hall plan ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially ruined ⓘ |
| region | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Sasanian archaeology
ⓘ
history of Iranian architecture ⓘ |
| roofType |
barrel vaults
ⓘ
masonry dome ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Firuzabad palace complex
this entity surface form:
Sarvestan palace