Shapur cave

The Shapur Cave ( _fa. غار شاپور ) is located at Sasan village on the right side of the road by Shapur river which is 6 km from the city of Bishapur in Zagros Mountains, western Iran. The statue of Shapur I, the Great is set up inside the cave which belongs to about 1,800 years ago. The opening to the cave is one of the largest in Iran.

About 1400 years ago, after the invasion of Iran by Arabs and collapse of the Sasanid dynasty, this grand statue was pulled down and a part of one of its legs was broken. About 70 years ago, again, parts of his arms were also broken. The statue had been lying on the ground for about 14 centuries when about 30 years ago a group of relics raised it again on its feet and fixed his foot with iron and cementcite web |url=http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Archaeology/Sasanian/cave_of_shapur.htm]

See also

* Sassanid architecture
* Naqsh-e Rustam
* Bishapur

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