Sassanid fire temple found in central Iran
By ANITuesday, July 6, 2010
TEHRAN - Ruins of a fire temple dating back to the Sassanid era have recently been discovered by archaeologists.
The discovery was made during the latest season of excavations in the Vigol region near Kashan in central Iran.
The cruciform temple has four entrances leading to the ruins of a fireplace embellished with unique stucco designs.
Its floor has been covered with plaster. The walls of the mud structure have been decorated with plaster dado rails, above which they have been painted with ocher paint, Mohsen Javeri said.
“This kind of the Sassanid religious architecture has previously been found in southern Iran, but this first time such a structure with these characteristics has been identified in central Iran,” Tehran Times quoted Javeri as saying. (ANI)
