Qadamgah (ancient site)
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Architectural styles | Achaemenid |
Qadamgah (
Name
Qadamgah, also transliterated as Kadam Gah (Persian: قدمگاه Qadamgāh, Persian pronunciation: [ɢædæmˈgɒːh]), is the modern Persian word for "footprint". Another local name is Qadamgāh-e Ali (قدمگاه علی, literally "the footprint of Ali").[1] The structure is also called Īvān-e Qadmgāh (ایوان قدمگاه, literally "the iwan of Qadamgah").
Another name is Chāsht-Khār (چاشت خوار or چاشتخوار [tʃɒːʃtˈxɒːɾ]), or Chāsht-Khor (چاشت خور or چاشتخور [tʃɒːʃtˈxoɾ]), which is also the name of the village nearby.[2]
Early studies
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The monument was first discovered by Capt. H. L. Wells (from the
Description
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The structure has been built by cutting two deep terraces vertically from the top of the rocky limestone slope, forming three superimposed platforms with vertical rear walls. The monument lacks any built structures. Underneath the lower terrace there has been a now-dry spring feeding a pool which overlooked the monument. The terraces are 13.50 metres (44.3 ft) wide. The lower terrace is 3 metres (9.8 ft) above the ground. The upper terrace, which is 4.25 metres (13.9 ft) higher, is linked to the lower one by two rock-cut staircases on the sides. Three rows of five shallow cavities have been cut in rectangular form into the back wall above the upper terrace. Several shallow, hemispherical holes are also cut along the edge of the upper terrace.[1][3]
Purpose
The structure dates back to the
Current status
The monument is fragile and is slowly decaying. The only published drawing of the plan and section of the monument is that of H. L. Wells. Rémy Boucharlat in Encyclopædia Iranica advises "a complete and careful survey ... and some excavation at its foot".[1]
See also
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References
- ^ Encyclopædia Iranica Online. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b حسینی, سید علیمحمد. "◄بنای صخرهای قدمگاه (چاشت خور) ارسنجان". www.parstourguides.ir (in Persian). انجمن صنفی راهنمایان ایرانگردی و جهانگردی استان فارس. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Qadamgah". Livius. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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- ^ "بررسی محوطه هخامنشی قدمگاه ارسنجان (فارس) و مقایسه آن محوطه های همزمان همان منطقه" Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, thesis