Nassereddin Shah relief
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- Sotudeh, M. 1995 (1374 AH). From Astara to Astarabad, vol. 3, western Mazandaran works and monuments
External links
[edit] Media related to Shekl-e Shah at Wikimedia Commons
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