The palace was built in the 5th century AD, and was either a gubernatorial residence or a Zoroastrian fire temple.

The Sarvestan Palace was built by the Sasanian king Bahramgur (Persian: بهرام گور; r. 420–438) and dominates an immense, empty plain.

After this, a visitor would have found himself on a rectangular courtyard, surrounded by the residential quarters.

The building, made of stone and mortar, must have had fine decorations, which partly survive.

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