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Abstract

The great vault of Taqh- Bostan was built in western Iran by using an innovative composition techniques in the last years of Sassanide era. Finishing this artwork was a message of constancy,
wrapped in the complicated structure and
astonishing designs of the great vault, supported
by the sturdy rocks of the mount which seems to
stay steady forever.
Designs of this vault presents all cultural mysteries
from various aspects. It can be considered as
a source of information which lets us to know
about Sassanide era.
The paoper material, chosen for the specific
order, the correspondence of the place to the
used material , the techniques, accessibility of
the surface, the appropriate layout of the designs
and the designs themselves all refer to a clear Hunting.
yet implicit and mythical meanings from semio -logic point of view which offers new approaches to consider this prominent work.

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