Tomb / Necropolis

Naqsh-e Rustam

Iran
Era
c. 5th c. BCE – 3rd c. CE
Coordinates
29.9886°, 52.8744°
Category
Tomb / Necropolis

Cliff necropolis containing the rock-cut tombs of Achaemenid kings. Sasanian rulers later added monumental reliefs below the royal façades.

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