Kermanshah Province of Iran

Cities Included

Kermanshah (47)

BG.036 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.036 Taq-e-Bustan

A view of the site of the Taq-e-Bostan, tucked awa...

BG.037 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.037 Taq-e-Bustan

A view of the reflecting pool in front of the iwan...

BG.038 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.038 Taq-e-Bustan

A beautiful view of the two carved grottos, the la...

BG.039 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.039 Taq-e-Bustan

An exterior view of the two carved iwans.

BG.040 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.040 Taq-e-Bustan

A view of the larger iwan, dating from the fifth c...

BG.041 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.041 Taq-e-Bustan

Detail of frame of the larger iwan. The frame term...

BG.042 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.042 Taq-e-Bustan

A “tree of life” relief from the face of the centr...

BG.043 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.043 Taq-e-Bustan

Floral detail from the tree of life relief (BG.42)...

BG.044 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.044 Taq-e-Bustan

Column Capital at Taq-e Bostan.

BG.045 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.045 Taq-e-Bustan

Column Capital at Taq-e Bostan.

BG.046 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.046 Taq-e-Bustan

Foliate capital at Taq-e Bostan

BG.047 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.047 Taq-e-Bustan

Stucco pilaster inside central niche, with floral ...

BG.048 Taq-e-Bustan
BG.048 Taq-e-Bustan

Rock relief outside the two main iwans showing the...

BG.049 Enthronement
BG.049 Enthronement

Detail of relief of Mithra holding a barsom- a Zor...

BG.050 Enthronement
BG.050 Enthronement

Rock relief in the central iwan, showing the inves...

BG.051 Enthronement
BG.051 Enthronement

Equestrian relief of Khosrow II in the central iwa...

BG.052 Cavalier
BG.052 Cavalier

Detail of Khosrow II receiving the royal diadem wh...

BG.053 Cavalier
BG.053 Cavalier

Detail of Khosrow II in his coat of mail mounted o...

BG.054 Enthronement
BG.054 Enthronement

This detail is from the smaller iwan. Shahpur II (...

BG.055 Boar Hunt
BG.055 Boar Hunt

Detailed relief of the boar hunting scene, on the ...

BG.056 Boar Hunt
BG.056 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of elephants charging at the wild boa...

BG.057 Boar Hunt
BG.057 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of a wild boar.

BG.058 Boar Hunt
BG.058 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of wild boars fleeing from the elepha...

BG.059 Boar Hunt
BG.059 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of Khosrow II coolly taking his aim a...

BG.060 Boar Hunt
BG.060 Boar Hunt

Khosrow II taking aim of the boars on a boat rowed...

BG.061 Boar Hunt
BG.061 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of women playing the chang, a Persian...

BG.062 Boar Hunt
BG.062 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of Khosrow II having lowered the bow ...

BG.063 Boar Hunt
BG.063 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of chang players.

BG.064 Boar Hunt
BG.064 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of marsh waves.

BG.065 Boar Hunt
BG.065 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of the royal hunt, showing the elepha...

BG.066 Boar Hunt
BG.066 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of the boar hunt showing vegetal moti...

BG.067 Boar Hunt
BG.067 Boar Hunt

Stone relief depicting the killed boar.

BG.068 Boar Hunt
BG.068 Boar Hunt

Stone relief of the killed boar hauled over the ba...

BG.070 Stag Hunt
BG.070 Stag Hunt

Detail of stag hunt.

BG.071 Stag Hunt
BG.071 Stag Hunt

Elephants charging at the deer. It must be noted t...

BG.072 Stag Hunt
BG.072 Stag Hunt

Detail of deer fleeing.

BG.073 Stag Hunt
BG.073 Stag Hunt

Detail of stags fleeing.

BG.074 Stag Hunt
BG.074 Stag Hunt

Detail of stags fleeing as rider round them up.

BG.075 Stag Hunt
BG.075 Stag Hunt

Detail of rider hunting the deer.

BG.076 Stag Hunt
BG.076 Stag Hunt

Detail of Khosrow II under umbrella with attendant...

BG.077 Stag Hunt
BG.077 Stag Hunt

Detail of rider taking aim at the stag.

BG.078 Stag Hunt
BG.078 Stag Hunt

Stone relief of assembly of women playing the chan...

BG.079 Stag Hunt
BG.079 Stag Hunt

Detail of stags being hit by arrows.

BG.080 Stag Hunt
BG.080 Stag Hunt

Detail of tree from the stone relief of the stag h...

BG.081 Minor Carvings
BG.081 Minor Carvings

Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.

BG.082 Minor Carvings
BG.082 Minor Carvings

Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.

BG.083 Minor Carvings
BG.083 Minor Carvings

Minor carvings at the Taq-e-Bustan.

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