Estakhr — Fire Temple North Platform (Fars)
Estakhr Platform N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period temple culture·🇮🇷 Fars, Estakhr, Iran
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About Estakhr — Fire Temple North Platform (Fars)
Estakhr — Fire Temple North Platform (Fars) in Fars, Estakhr, Iran is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Multi-period temple culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions temple 32 m × 18 m; court 45 m × 30 m; area 15.7 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Multi-period temple culture temple-complex with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1590 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period temple culture
- Purpose
- Temple and sanctuary complex
- Rediscovered
- 1956
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 801 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1935
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.0000° N · 52.8000° E · 1590 m · 3 mapped features
Main Temple Cella
cellaMain Temple Cella at Estakhr — Fire Temple North Platform (Fars) — cella with stratified deposits
29.9984° N · 52.7996° ENorth Court Ancillary
courtNorth Court Ancillary at Estakhr — Fire Temple North Platform (Fars) — court with stratified deposits
29.9988° N · 52.7994° EPylon Gate
pylonPylon Gate at Estakhr — Fire Temple North Platform (Fars) — pylon with stratified deposits
30.0004° N · 52.8007° E