German excavations at Ctesiphon, a hundred years ago.

From the Goodbye Ctesiphon exhibition at the Pergamon museum. Berlin.

Goodbye Ctesiphon exhibition. Pergamon museum. Berlin

Sassanian art is adopted by the new rulers

Middle Eastern architecture has roots in the Sassanian city of Ctesiphon

Iran. 6th-7th century A.D.

Khosrow Parwiz battles Bahram Chobin. 2.Khosrow watches bathing Shirin.3. Khosrow kills a lion to save Shirin. Shiraz. 1420 A.D

Photo Gallery

1-5.Stuco designs from Ctesiphon. 6. University of Tehran logo is derived from N0.5

1,2,Simorgh 3,4,Guinea fowls. 5. Bahram Gur and Azadeh. Azargoshnasb. 6.Bear panel from a home in Ctesiphon.

Shahnameh panels.