Castle of Falak ol Aflak | Khorramabad, Iran

[Cyrus]

http://members.cox.net/allempires/Falak.JPG

Falak ol Aflak is a wonderful 2,000 years old castle with 12 towers and 22.5 meters high walls in the center of Khorramabad.

Seven Wonders:

http://www.answers.com/topic/seven-wonders-of-the-world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
http://www.1-electric.com/articles/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World

Because these lists of seven wonders were the products of Western civilization, many ancient wonders remained unknown to the lists' authors. This list includes some of the wonders which existed outside the knowledge of Western explorers for centuries after their construction:

As you see, one of them is Falak-ol-Aflak Castle (Persia)! :)

http://www.aftab.ir/e_card/photos/LAA03011.jpg

http://www.cappuccinomag.com/p/panorama/03102b.jpg

http://www.aftab.ir/e_card/photos/LAA03018.jpg

http://www.aftab.ir/e_card/photos/LAA03017.jpg

http://www.aftab.ir/e_card/photos/LAA03016.jpg

http://www.aftab.ir/e_card/photos/LAA03014.jpg

http://www.aftab.ir/e_card/photos/LAD05011.jpg

http://www.allempires.com/forum/uploads/CyrusShahmiri/2005-05-18_041805_170352392vTHcyN_ph.jpg

http://www.allempires.com/forum/uploads/CyrusShahmiri/2005-05-18_041831_172893610NfDbBm_ph.jpg

[CborG]

Very impressive castle! looks very spanish somehow

[Hindustani]

8.5/10

Very impressive. first 2 pictures are awesome. :)

[Valia]

8/10

impresives walls

Very impressive castle! looks very spanish somehow

yes, you are rigth in part becouse Spain was dominated for the muslim people for 700 years, until five centuries ago. But in Spain there are very variety of castles...

Manzanares el Real (next to Madrid)

http://www.castillosdejirm.com/manzanares23.jpg


Peñafiel, Valladolid

http://www.castillosdejirm.com/penafiel2.jpg


Ampudia, Palencia

http://www.magicspain.com/castillos/ampudia/images/castle1-016.jpg


Coca, Segovia

http://www.magicspain.com/castillos/coca/images/CastilloCoca-000d.jpg


Alcazar de Segovia

http://www.magicspain.com/castillos/segovia/images/AlcazarSegovia001.jpg


Baiona, Pontevedra

http://www.magicspain.com/castillos/baiona/images/CastilloBaiona003.jpg


Olite, Navarra

http://www.weblandia.com/castillos/Olite2.jpg

and more slides here (http://www.castillos-de-espana.com/) and here one (http://www.magicspain.com/castillos/Index.htm)

[Phobos]

8.5/10

Very imposing!

[JohnnyMass]

very nice. 9/10

[Cyrus]

Very impressive castle! looks very spanish somehow
I'm sure you mean some Spanish castles look like this ancient castle! :)

I don't think there is any Spanish castle in Iran but there are many Portuguese and some French and Dutch castles.

This is a French castle in Shoosh, the height of walls is about 40 meters:

http://www.mojesafar.com/images/castle.jpg

[Arpels]

it looks in fact some castles in Europe 9/10

[Ellatur]

9/10

[Henk]

Beautiful. 8.5/10.

[DRAKKO]

7/10

[Devilution]

Pretty impressive, but there are so many stunning castles in the world that this one doesn´t go to my top 10. It is a great deal older than most of those other castles though, and for historical significance I´ll raise the rating a bit. 8.5 pts...

[DamienK]

7/10

[Fabio]

8/10

[Sinjin P.]

9/10

[forvine]

8/10

[LordMarshall]

9/10

[Mali]

9/10

[Mosaic]

8/10

[delmaule]

8/10

[marpa]

8,5/10

[gutooo]

8/10

[LMCA1990]

8/10

[Popiel]

8,5 :)

[Benonie]

Nice castle in a superb setting! 9/10

[(((myx)))]

9.5 :D

[clarky]

9/10

[ZZ-II]

9/10, cool castle

[Fundador]

8/10:)

[Nikkodemo]

9/10

[Astralis]

6/10

[W!CKED]

8/10

[Gordion]

Very interesting 9/10

[Ballota]

8.5/10 :okay:

[stasiua]

7,5/10

[CreaTurco]

8/10