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Persepolis
Persepolis shows how the Achaemenid court combined diverse artistic traditions into a distinctive imperial style. The site is an important resource for the study of ancient Iran and its international relations.
Photo: Laurens R. Krol · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Facts
- Place
- Near Marvdasht, Iran
- Civilisation / patron
- Achaemenid Persia
- Built
- c. 518 BCE – 330 BCE
- Destroyed
- 330 BCE · The palaces were set on fire after the conquest by Alexander the Great.
- Status
- Ruins
- UNESCO World Heritage since
- 1979
- UNESCO World Heritage
History
Darius I and his successors built Persepolis as a ceremonial royal residence on a large stone terrace. Columned halls and stairways with reliefs depicted court ceremonies and delegations from the many regions of the empire. In 330 BCE the palace complex was set on fire during Alexander the Great’s conquest. Columns, gateways and reliefs survive as ruins and still convey the site’s original scale.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Persepolis