Falak-ol-Aflak Castle

Falak-ol-Aflak castle is located on a hill in Khorramabad, the center of Lorestan province. This castle has been the throne of various dynasties from the fourth to thirteenth centuries. This bastion, which was the headquarters of the 5th division and other units of the Iranian army during the first half of the fourteenth century, has about meters high and nearly 120,000 square meters wide. The citadel of the Castle is made of brick, clay, gypsum and lime paste. The entrance gate is open to the north. After entering the gate, a corridor reaches the first hallway, with a height of 155 meters and 4 towers.