Firuzabad (Fars, Iran). Piers of a fallen bridge in gorge. Below rock-carving of Ardeshir I and Hormuzd, above which, on cliff, a Pahlevi inscription says it was built by Ardeshir's Grand Vizier. Photographer: Byron, Robert
Naksh-i-Rustam (near Persepolis). Elamite or pre-Achemenid figure on cliff. 9th century B.C.? Adjoining Sassanian 'Pulpit-group'. Photographer: Byron, Robert