Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . X. K ?- ARDISTAN AND ITS ANCIENT REMAINS 407 fortified, and there are in it some ancient traces of such Magi-ans as Anushirvan and Khosrn, and it has a large and wonder-ful underground aqueduct (kandf); its people are men of cultureand letters, and they have a knowledge of the traditions Mustaufi (1340) says that Isfendiar (the son ofZoroasters patron. King Vishtasp) built at Ardistan a fire-temple which enjoyed great fame during the ages of idolatryand attracted many pilgrims
Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . X. K ?- ARDISTAN AND ITS ANCIENT REMAINS 407 fortified, and there are in it some ancient traces of such Magi-ans as Anushirvan and Khosrn, and it has a large and wonder-ful underground aqueduct (kandf); its people are men of cultureand letters, and they have a knowledge of the traditions Mustaufi (1340) says that Isfendiar (the son ofZoroasters patron. King Vishtasp) built at Ardistan a fire-temple which enjoyed great fame during the ages of idolatryand attracted many pilgrims. ^ Yakut expands Istakhrisaccount by speaking of the vaulted roofs of Ardistan and itsbeautiful gardens, and naming the distinguished men thatthe city had produced.^ The name Ardistan argues for the an-tiquity of the place, because ardastdna, or more precisely arda-stdna dthangaina, was a designation for a stone construction inAchsemenian times and was applied, for example, to the win-dows in the Palace of Darius at Persepolis.* Traces of thewonderful water-courses, referred to by Istakhri, were stillpl
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