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Zendan

temple, Pasargadae, Iran

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Achaemenian architecture

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    In Iranian art and architecture: Architecture

    …a Zoroastrian fire temple (Zendan), a towerlike structure with a plan recalling that of the standard Urartian temple. Replicas of the Zendan were built later at Naqsh-e Rostam and elsewhere. Also at Pasargadae, the workmanship of Greek stonemasons was already recognizable, but their full contribution to the new Achaemenian…

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