Operations
to excavate Khosrow Palace in Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah
province, which dates back to the Sasanid dynasty, will herald a
new chapter in compiling archeological data relating to this
period.
According to ISNA, excavations will begin in February and
probably be conducted concurrently with the exploration of the
nearby Chahar-Qapi Temple.
Project manager for Qasr-e Shirin archeological studies, Yousef
Moradi said that excavations at Khosrow Palace can be deemed as
important from two aspects. "Since the edifice is located
on route to the holy shrines, it has the potentiality for being
transformed into a tourist hub to generate revenues," he
noted.
From the academic perspective, exploration of the palace is
important because the archeological community is eagerly seeking
information on the Sasanid dynasty and the early Islamic period.
Iranian and Arab historians and geographers believe that
Khosrow's Palace, which is located on the outskirts of Qasr-e
Shirin and near Chahar-Qapi Temple, was built by the Sasanid
ruler Khosrow Parviz in the center of a large garden. Moradi
further said that excavation operations at the site will
certainly reveal valuable historical, geographical, historical
information, which can be used to restructure sections of the
architecture from the Sasanid period.
He noted that although some pillars of the monument are visible,
the main section of the edifice, which measures 100 m by 180 m,
is buried under the earth and is intact. "Of course it is
not yet clear that the monument is actually a palace since in
the past, every splendid edifice discovered in Iran was called a
palace," Moradi noted. Nevertheless, it is an official
state monument belonging to early or late Sasanid era, Moradi
concluded.
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