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Persepolis

Iran / Fars / Marv Dasht /
 palace, ancient, archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourist attraction
Persepolis (Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 Pars, New Persian: تخت جمشید, Takht-e Jamshid) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The palace complex of Persepolis was constructed in the 5th century BCE as the capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Construction began under the rule of Darius I and was mostly completed under the rule of Xerxes I.

Persepolis is situated some 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of Iran. In contemporary Iran the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid). To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa, meaning The City of Persians. Persepolis became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

The entire complex was set on a 40 foot high terrace about 455x305m (1500x900ft). Like Assyrian settlement plans, the complex was laid out on a grid pattern. Unlike other Iron Age Mesopotamian palace complexes however, the buildings of the complex were set on separate terraces, not on a single foundation. Much of the art in the complex serves to show the wealth and economic prosperity of the Persian Empire, with less emphasis on scenes of wars and hunting which was typical under earlier Bronze and Iron Age Mesopotamian empires. Many of the reliefs, although the subject matter varies from building to building is concerned with the bearing of tribute by subjects from all over the Persian Empire. After Alexander the Great defeated the Achaemenid forces, most of the complex was burned in 331 BCE.

UNESCO World Heritage: whc.unesco.org/en/list/114
(360 virtual tour) www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/pers...
www.tehrantimes.com/news/465107/Achaemenid-workers-paid...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis
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Coordinates:   29°55'58"N   52°53'33"E

Comments

  • M.R (guest)
    Here is the Birth Place of Human Right laws...
  • from Sydney (guest)
    Persepolis and its pictures carved in its walls and the Achamenians inscriptions looks like an Identification card for world nations 2500 years ago, this city is a big treasure for historians.
  • john (guest)
    Yea, 2500 years old ID card for the world,
  • From Sydney (guest)
    I think Alexander destroyed free world and freedom in the world by attacking to Persia.