艺廊Hamadan Stone Lion
- 地点
- 哈马丹
- 材质
- 沙岩
- 国家
- 伊朗
The Stone Lion of Hamadan (Persian: شیر سنگی همدان, romanized: Šir-e Sangi-ye Hamedân) is a historical monument in Hamadan, Iran.
The stone lion – one part of the 'Lions' Gate' – sits on a hill.
When first built, this statue had a twin counterpart for which they both constituted the old gate of the city. During the Muslim conquest of Persia, the victorious Arabs referred to the gate as bâb ul-asad (Persian: بابالاسد, "the lions' gate").
The gates were demolished in 931 AD as the Deylamids took over the city.
Mardāvij unsuccessfully tried transporting one of the lions to Ray. Angered by the failure to move them, he ordered them to be demolished. One lion was completely destroyed, while the other had its arm broken and pulled to the ground. The half-demolished lion lay on its side on the ground until 1949, when it was raised again, using a supplemental arm that was built into it. In 1968, Hei…
摘自英文维基百科「Hamadan Stone Lion」（CC BY-SA 4.0），暂时没有中文条目。