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 Vaulted Structures. 189 the day when Chosroes built himself thegjreat palace at Ctesiphon, the Sassanidse, for the sake of a milder climate than could be enjoyed at Pasargadae and Persepolis. had their winter residence in the plain joining on to the sea ; particularly at FerQz-Ahad, a place that — ^to judge from its strong ramparts, colossal fire-altar, and rock sculptures — ^would seem to have been a centre of no mean importance. Digitizeu lj, ^ oogle