Cyrus
January 26th, 2007, 12:19 PM
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, it was famous for its great size but the great size of Temple of Ephesus was just 6,050 square meters (about 110 by 55 m), it means less than one seventh of the Temple of Kangavar which was 43,680 square meters (210 by 208 m).
One of the early references to such a temple is by the Greek geographer Isidore of Charax who reports that in Parthian territory, Ecbatana, the greatest metropolis of Media, retained a temple of Anahita where sacrifices were regularly offered. At Concobar (Kangavar) in lower Media, a temple of Artemis built about 200 BC, was standing when Isidore of Charax wrote, and some vestiges of this Greek-style edifice survive today.
http://www.yataahoo.com/art/images/Anahita4.jpg
http://iranmiras.ir/photos/bldg_lpics/lbldg-3580-10.jpg
http://iranmiras.ir/photos/bldg_lpics/lbldg-3580-15.jpg
http://www.irandaily.ir/1384/2446/html/039261.jpg
One of the early references to such a temple is by the Greek geographer Isidore of Charax who reports that in Parthian territory, Ecbatana, the greatest metropolis of Media, retained a temple of Anahita where sacrifices were regularly offered. At Concobar (Kangavar) in lower Media, a temple of Artemis built about 200 BC, was standing when Isidore of Charax wrote, and some vestiges of this Greek-style edifice survive today.
http://www.yataahoo.com/art/images/Anahita4.jpg
http://iranmiras.ir/photos/bldg_lpics/lbldg-3580-10.jpg
http://iranmiras.ir/photos/bldg_lpics/lbldg-3580-15.jpg
http://www.irandaily.ir/1384/2446/html/039261.jpg