The Nassereddin Shah relief known as Shekl Shah and Shekl-e Shah ( Persian: شکل شاه) is a rock relief commissioned by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar around 1879, showing the shah on horseback flanked by ten standing ministers. It is the latest in a tradition of large rock reliefs ordered by Iranian rulers. [1] It is located on the Haraz road overlooking the Haraz river about 60 km from Amol in Mazandaran Province, Iran. It is close to an ancient Sassanid road. [2] The work was ordered after the new road was built in 1879. [3]
The relief is carved within a rectangular frame 8 m long and 4 m high. It carries an inscription in Persian poetic verses. [4] Russian soldiers used this relief for target practice during World War II. [5]
See also
References
- Sotudeh, M. 1995 (1374 AH). From Astara to Astarabad, vol. 3, western Mazandaran works and monuments
External links
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Shekl-e Shah at Wikimedia Commons
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The Nassereddin Shah relief known as Shekl Shah and Shekl-e Shah ( Persian: شکل شاه) is a rock relief commissioned by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar around 1879, showing the shah on horseback flanked by ten standing ministers. It is the latest in a tradition of large rock reliefs ordered by Iranian rulers. [1] It is located on the Haraz road overlooking the Haraz river about 60 km from Amol in Mazandaran Province, Iran. It is close to an ancient Sassanid road. [2] The work was ordered after the new road was built in 1879. [3]
The relief is carved within a rectangular frame 8 m long and 4 m high. It carries an inscription in Persian poetic verses. [4] Russian soldiers used this relief for target practice during World War II. [5]
See also
References
- Sotudeh, M. 1995 (1374 AH). From Astara to Astarabad, vol. 3, western Mazandaran works and monuments
External links
Media related to
Shekl-e Shah at Wikimedia Commons
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