Chartaqi of Niasar is located 30 km far from west of Kashan and is considered as one of the old monuments of Niasar.
Researches estimated its structure was built at the end of Parthian or early in Sasanian Empire. There are navigation sign, memorial monument, fire temple and scholar grave in this structure.
It is a calendar monument and is made in a way that works with light. Sunrise and sunset sunrays enter the monument from different angles at the beginning and middle of each season. Scientists believed that this monument is the most exact calendar structure of the world.
Chartaqi structure like other Iran Chartaqi had been built without any structure around it. The monument calendar calculation is the most exact one in comparison with other calendar structures in the world.
An observation and research ceremony takes place on the first day of each season in this 2000 years old monument.
This structure had been registered in Iran National Heritage list (No. 316).
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