The cave with five terraces is home to the colossal statue of King Shapur I (AD 240 – 272) who was the second ruler of the Sassanid Empire. The 7m high statue was carved out of a single stalagmite, and it stood proudly until it was vandalized,
about 1400 years ago, after the Arabs invaded Iran. For fourteen centuries, it lay on the ground, broken and collapsing, until, in 1957, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ordered the military men to raise it and mend its broken leg and arm. Within six months, the statue was brought back to its former glory that adorns the cave once again.
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