Solomon Throne in Takab

The Solomon Throne in Takab is regarded as one of the major and most reputed historic centers of Iran and the world and is one of the 4 national sites of the country on the list of th historic sites throughout the world.
The cultural-historical collection, covering an area of 124,000 square metres, was settled in different periods by the Medes, the Partihans, the Sassanid and the Mongol. Located in the West Azerbaijan Province it is said that it was where the prophet Zoroaster was born.
The historic castle of Solomon Throne is left from the Sassanid era and includes different sections like Azargashsb fire temple, regarded as one of the main fire temples in the era, Shahi and warriors fire temple, Khosrow Ivan, Anahita temple, little fire temples as well as gates and solid walls, which are altogether considered the main historical buildings of the world.
All the works are inside an oval wall structure which is encompassed by an extensive field. The external wall is of rubble stones with a width of 5 m and a height of 14 m and the circumference outside covers 1,200 m. The external layer of the wall is decorated with chiseled stone pieces. The building contains 38 defensive conical towers.
The the outside wall belongs to the Sassanid era and in the Ilkhanid era parts of its collapsed areas were restored and a brand-new gate was established nearby the southern gate from the Sassanid.
Inside the oval supportive wall two non-concentric squares with the same axis are seen and on the center of the southern square there lies the lake. The center of the northern square houses the fire temple. The square is surrounded by a rectangular supportive wall with an approximate length of 250 m and the rough width of 150 m and 60 circular towers encompass it.
On the northwest front of the lake and on an angle of the larger square, the high Ivan known as Khosrow Ivan is located which is built with red bricks and mortar.
The Ivan finds its way to 2 rooms or heptagonal Howz Khaneh, literally pool's house, which dates from the Ilkhanid era. Outside the Throne in the southwest there flows a stream in a stone path which measures a length of 300 m and a height of 4 m. The stone stream is called Stone Dragon by the locals.
The Throne of Solomon was devastated after the attack of the Romans Emperor in 624 AD. Aba Ghakhan, the nephew of Hulagu Khan, who had converted to the religion of Islam made a mosque on the ruins of Solomon Throne which was destroyed later on and only some tiles with beautiful reliefs and motifs are remaining.
The ancient collection of Solomon Throne was regarded as the largest educational, religious, and social center and a place for the Iranians to worship before the rise of Islam. But it was demolished with the invasion of Heraclius, the Roman Emperor, in Iran.
Using chiseled stones and large bricks in the historic construction and the amazing and constantly flowing lake, as deep as 112 m, in the middle of the building have made the place extremely charming and wonderfully striking.
The lake's temperature in summer and winter is the same, almost 21 degrees and this is a proof that it's water is supplied through underground aquifers at highly deep levels.
The historical zone served as the summer-quarters and recreational resort in the time of the Ilkhanid and when Agha Khan ruled in the 7th century AH.
The Mongol ruler built different constructions like Shora Hall, literally counseling hall, Eastern Ivan, as well as octagonal buildings and twelve-sided structures, and restoring the structure, he brought the historic collection back to life again.
Numbered 318, Solomon Throne was enlisted as the national site of the country by the Culture and Arts Ministry in 1316, solar calendar.