Taq Bostan and All That You Need to Know About It

In short, we have to say that this is a place like no other that you will find in Iran. It is a site worth visiting that has a very prominent historical motif that belongs to the Sassanid era. Taq Bostan has an amazing collection of unique and spectacular petroglyphs that hold a story in their heart.

These stories can be heard and known only if you visit this site and see all the beauty and the architecture. Taq Bostan is located on the edge of the beautiful city of Kermanshah.

You will find this masterpiece on the hill and it dates back to the third century. On this site, you will see only abundant artistic along with historical values that do hold importance for natives as well as visitors. 

Before we move further to know more details regarding the site you should know that the Taq Bostan has a lovely nature that is pleasing and has amazed the world to it. Let us read between the lines about the Taq Bostan and know more about this historical site. 

 

Taq Bostan and Details About It

 

Initially, the Taq Bostan was considered to be the name of the village that was just about 9km away from Kermanshah city. As years passed and development began, the village placed itself in the urban area and hence became a neighbourhood of the city. Sounds interesting isn't it?

It has been said that years ago the Taq Bostan had an amazing climate and nature where the Sassanid kings used to enjoy themselves hunting or even passing their time there. 

Looking at the history we can say that the kings that came and went each tried to show as well as immortalize their own glory for the entire population as well as the history and hence art had a major role here. One of the ways that the kings showed their power, we can say that they carved stones and rocks along with the mountains and creating a relief of the important incidents that took place during their era.

Events such as the crowning, and victory over the enemies as well as other important events were carved on the stones by the artists based on their order. Not to forget that this site had an important role in commerce as well due to the fact that this place was considered to be in the middle of the Silk Road. 

Nature on the other hand is as pristine as you can ever imagine. It has an eye-catching spring that melts the hearts of the visitors along with its blue water which adds more to its beauty. Though there existed many other buildings, today there are no more there but the beauty of the Taq Bostan is enough to drive the visitors crazy. 

 

Why Is Taq Bostan Important? 

 

This is an interesting question. Taq Bostan has great importance to historians as well as archaeologists when it comes to art and history. In the art of Taq Bostan, we can see the glory of gender. The arch unveils different events that are related to history and the Sassanid era as mentioned earlier.

Some of the events were the coronation of Ardeshir II, Shapur II, Shapur III, and Khosroparviz. The site holds very important historical values. So make sure you visit the site and you will be amazed to see all these yourself.

Taq Bostan or well known as the Arch of the Garden has been carved around the 4th century and to date, you can see and get amazed with this masterpiece. There are springs next to the reliefs and you will see that the springs are still feeding a huge basin right in front of the rocks here.

Today the Taq Bostan is considered to be an archaeological perk and it has also been turned to be one and it has a series of column capitals that belong to the Sassanid era. 

When you see the carvings from close you will be able to see all that we mentioned above, all the events are carved so well that it is impossible not to see the great artwork behind it.

Apart from the Taq Bostan, there are other important places that you can pay a visit to such as the Bostan stone arch museum. Once you visit this museum you will see an open area that has stone works from the Sassanid era in it. The museum is located in the same vicinity and you can see beautiful figures such as the great figure of Anahita, Ahura Mazda and even the great Tree of Life.

There are other busts that were attributed to Khosrow Parviz. You see the site is a pure proof of our ancestors and our history. It is even a detailed history that we can see and get amazed to date. So make sure you visit the site, capture as many pictures as you can and visit all the sites that will leave their unique footprint in your life. 

No one can deny the fact that the beauty Iran has is not magical. People simply fall in love with the way Iran looks and its monuments that hold unique values and history. So no matter where in the world you are, make sure to visit Iran and see all these attractions along with the Taq Bostan and get amazed by its great beauty. 

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