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Persepolis

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros Mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Location
Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran
Abandoned
330 BC
Architectural style
Achaemenid
Built
6th century BC
Built by
Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I
Condition
Ruins

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Persepolis

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related to Museums (outside Iran) that display objects from Persepolis · 36
Persepolis → Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, British, British Museum, British MuseumForgotten Empire Exhibition, British MuseumPersepolitan, Cambridge, Chicago, Detroit Institute, England, Fine Arts, Fitzwilliam Museum, Forgotten Empire Exhibition, Hadish, Harvard University, Iran, London, Louvre, Lyon
related to Further reading · 29
Persepolis → Ancient Persia, Bianca, California Press, Curtis, Darwin Press, Devos, Die Welt, Donald Newton, Forgotten Empire, Frye, History, Iranian, ISBN, Islams, Journal, Near Eastern Studies, Parsa, Persepolis Again, Persian Kings, Revised
related to Name · 28
Persepolis → AD, An, Another, Because, Chilminar, Chilminara, De Silva Figueroa, English, Forty Minarets, Greek, Hormizd II, Hundred Pillars, Iranian, Jamshid, Jamšīd, Menâr, Old Persian, Persia, Persian, Persians
related to Archaeological research · 24
Persepolis → Abbas, António, Chehel Minar, China, Classical, Comerum, English, García, Giosafat Barbaro, Gouveia, Hakluyt's Voyages, His, In, Iran, Jewish, King Philip III, Odoric, Pordenone, Portugal, Relaçam
related to Destruction · 22
Persepolis → Achaemenid Persia, After, Alexander, Ariobarzanes, BC, Diodorus, Diodorus Siculus, Great, Great's, Greek, Macedonians, Most, Persian Gates, Persians, Persis, Royal Road, Some, There, Thermopylae, They
related to External links · 22
Persepolis → Amazing Iran Media, Ancient History Encyclopedia, Arch, Cultural Heritage Organization, Decipherment, English, February, In Iran, Introduction, IranPersepolis ToursGreek Art And, John Booth, May, Mentions Ionian, Persepolis Photographs Archived, PersepolisGoogle Maps, Persian, Persian Achaemenid Empire, Persian Expedition Archived, The Discovery, The Magnificent Ancient Capital
related to The Tachara Palace · 20
Persepolis → Alexander, Alexander's, Apadana, Artaxerxes, BC, Darius, Great, In, Iran, It, Old Persian, Only, PersepolisOn, PersepolisTachara Palace, PersepolisThe, Tachara, Taçara, The, This, Xerxes
related to Tombs · 20
Persepolis → Artaxerxes, Artaxerxes II, Artaxerxes III, Cambyses II, Ctesias, Cyrus, Darius, Darius II, Great, Hence, If, It, Naghsh-e Rostam, Pasargadae, Persians, Sogdianus, The, Tomb, Xerxes, Xerxes II
related to Architecture · 19
Persepolis → All Nations, Apadana, Artaxerxes III, Chariot House, Gate, Great Stairway, Hadish Palace, Hall, Hundred Columns, Imperial Treasury, King, Noted, Palace, Persepolitan, Persian, Royal Stables, Tachara, The, Tripylon Hall
related to After the fall of the Achaemenid Empire · 17
Persepolis → Achaemenids, At, BC, Cardia, Diodorus Siculus, During, Estakhr, Hieronymus, In, Islam, Istakhr, It, Macedonian Empire, Muslim, Persia, Shiraz, The

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PersepolisAbandoned330 BC1.00infobox
PersepolisArchitectural styleAchaemenid1.00infobox
PersepolisBuilt6th century BC1.00infobox
PersepolisBuilt byDarius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I1.00infobox
PersepolisConditionRuins1.00infobox
PersepolisCriteriai, iii, vi1.00infobox
PersepolisCulturesPersian1.00infobox
PersepolisDesignated1979 (3rd session)1.00infobox
PersepolisEventsBattle of the Persian Gates1.00infobox
PersepolisEventsMacedonian sack of Persepolis1.00infobox
PersepolisEventsNowruz1.00infobox
PersepolisEventsThe 2,500 Year Celebration of the Persian Empire1.00infobox
PersepolisLocationMarvdasht, Fars province, Iran1.00infobox
PersepolisManagementCultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran1.00infobox
PersepolisMaterialLimestone, mud-brick, cedar wood1.00infobox
PersepolisOfficial namePersepolis1.00infobox
PersepolisPeriodsAchaemenid Empire1.00infobox
PersepolisPublic accessOpen1.00infobox
PersepolisReference no.1141.00infobox
PersepolisRegionAsia-Pacific1.00infobox
PersepolisTypeSettlement1.00infobox
PersepolisTypeCultural1.00infobox
PersepolisWebsitepersepolis.ir1.00infobox

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