| Tomb of Artaxerxes I آرامگاه اردشیر یکم(in Persian) | |
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 Tomb of Artaxerxes I | |
| Location | Marvdasht, Iran |
| Built | Achaemenid Empire |
| Architectural style(s) | Persian architecture Achaemenid architecture |
  Location Pasargadae Iran | |
The Tomb of Artaxerxes (Persian : آرامگاه اردشیر یکم) is a catacomb located in Marvdasht. It is part of the Naqsh-e Rostam necropolis and is the burial place of the Achaemenid ruler Artaxerxes I. [1] [2]
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| The works of Achaemenid Empire | ||
| The works of Sasanian Empire | ||
Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 13 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran. A collection of ancient Iranian rock reliefs are cut into the face of the mountain and the mountain contains the final resting place of four Achaemenid kings, notably king Darius the Great and his son, Xerxes. This site is of great significance to the history of Iran and to Iranians, as it contains various archeological sites carved into the rock wall through time for more than a millennium from the Elamites and Achaemenids to Sassanians. It lies a few hundred meters from Naqsh-e Rajab, with a further four Sassanid rock reliefs, three celebrating kings and one a high priest.
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