Ricerc@Sapienza

The aim of this paper is to compile the most significant data obtained from reading the accounts of 17th-early 20th-century European travellers to Istakhr in order to understand how much reliable information they provide that can be used in the historical-topographic reconstruction work that has been carried out in recent years.

The aim of this paper is to examine the unclear connection between a well-known fortress (qal'a Istakhr), located in the Fars region on a mount not distant from the city of Istakhr, and the sa gunbadan (three domes), the name frequently given to the three mounts also standing on the plain of Marvdasht. The mix-up over the two subjects - fortress and mount(s) - may have arisen from the shape evoked by the term gunbad.