Marvdasht is located in an industrial region. It includes also some of the most significant historical buildings:

Persepolis (Takht Jamshid):
It is ruined capital of Persia, 10 km North of Marvdasht and 55 km away from Shiraz. It is world famous and includes Achamenid palaces.

The most important parts of Takht Jamshid are: Palaces of Apadana, Tachar, Shora, Sad Sotoun and Hadish, Harem and the gate of Nations.

Mausoleum of Sassanid Kings is in a mountain adjacent to the complex of Takht Jamshid. In the West there is the complex of “Naqsh Rostam”, including four catacombs of the Sassanid King, built in the mountain.

There are also rock relief on the slope of the mountain. “Kabeh Zardosht”, an ancient fire temple is an architectural triumph.

Vastness of the palaces as well as their diversity, the huge buildings and the magnificently impressive designs and patterns carved on the stone walls, give Takht Jamshid highest significance from architectural point of view.