[Iran] Palaces of Persepolis set
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Persepolis or Parse is a collection of nested palaces located in the Marvdasht plain. This place is the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (an empire that ruled over 44% of the world's population at the time).
Palaces of Persepolis:
●Palaces of Persepolis: The height of this building is 10 meters. This building had one main entrance and two exits, the remains of its gates are standing today. Winged men are carved on the western and eastern gates, and two stone bulls with human heads are carved on the top. These gates are decorated with six cuneiform inscriptions in the upper part. After mentioning the name of Ahuramazda, these inscriptions briefly state that: "Whatever you have given is beautiful, it has been done by the will of Ahuramazda(God)."
●Apadana place: Apadana Palace or Bar Palace is one of the oldest palaces in Persepolis. This palace, which was built by the order of Darius the Great, was used to hold Nowruz celebrations and receive representatives of countries dependent on the presence of the king.
●Techr palace: Techer or Tchera means winter house. This palace was also built by the order of Darius the Great and was his exclusive palace. There is an inscription on it: "I made Dariush in Thatcher." This palace is also known as Khat Museum. Because from the Achaemenid era to the Qajar era, various Persian inscriptions can be seen in this palace.
●Hudish palace: This palace, which was the private palace of Xerxes, is located in the highest part of Persepolis. This palace is connected to the queen's palace through two sets of stairs.
●Hundred Pillar Palace: Sadastun Palace is the second largest palace in Persepolis, which is located in the east of the courtyard of Apadana Palace. The central hall has 100 columns (10 x 10) and is therefore known as the hundred columns. Some archaeologists have called it Talar Takht because there is another building with one hundred columns, but much smaller, among the treasury of Persepolis, but because the name of one hundred columns has been very famous and common for a long time, it is used by this name in books. Is. Of all the column heads of the hall, only two remained, which were taken to Chicago in the 1930s.
●Treasury palace: This complex consists of a 99-column hall, a hundred-column hall, a number of halls, rooms and two backyards. The complex of treasury buildings is separated from the rest by a thick fence and a wide street. According to ancient Greek historians, after the fall of Persepolis, Alexander transferred the gold, silver and valuables of Persepolis, which was the largest treasury of the Achaemenids, to another place with three thousand camels and a large number of horses and mules. The treasury was built by the order of Darius the Great and Xerxes made some reforms in it.
●Queen's Palace and Museum: This palace was built by Xerxes and is placed at a lower height than other buildings. A part of this palace was excavated and rebuilt in 1931 by the famous orientalist, Ernst Emil Herzfeld, and today it is used as a museum and the central administration of Persepolis facilities.[11] The building of the Achaemenid Museum in Persepolis is the oldest building in Iran that was restored and dedicated to the museum.
Pictures of the current situation and reconstructed photos of some palaces:
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