Sarvestān

South of Sarvestan stands a remarkable domed monument known locally as Qasr-e Sasan. Its vaulted halls and arched openings preserve the building traditions of Sasanian Persia, when monumental domes were raised over square chambers. Though long called a Sasanian palace, the structure probably dates from the early Islamic centuries, showing how older forms endured after the fall of the dynasty. It rises alone on the plain amid the hills of Fars.