Persepolis photos
Q242260Persepolis (Old Persian Pârsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid): Greek name of one of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by king Darius the Great (r.522-486 BCE). There were several satellite sites, Naqš-e Rustam and Takht-e Rustam.
1 Apadana
2 Treasury
3 Darius' palace
4 Xerxes' gate
5 Stairway
6 Xerxes' palace
7 Harem
8 Hall of hundred columns
9 Hall of 32 columns
10 Tomb of Artaxerxes III
11 Unfinished gate
First period: Darius I the Great (518-490)
Second period: Darius I / Xerxes (490-480)
- Taçara, "winter palace" (or Palace of Darius (map #3)
- Gate of All Nations; map #4)
- Stairs of All Nations (map #5)
- Northern stairs of the Apadana (relief)
Third period: Xerxes (480-470)
- Hadiš (Palace of Xerxes) (map #6)
- Queen's Quarters (map #7)
- Tripylon or Council Hall
- "Palace D" (??)
- Southern Store Rooms
Fourth period: Artaxerxes I
- Hall of Hundred Columns (map #8)
- Palace of Artaxerxes I ("Palace H")
- Garrison Quarters
Fifth period: fourth century
- Tomb of Artaxerxes II
- Palace of Artaxerxes III ("Palace G")
- Hall of Thirty-Two Columns (map #9)
- Tomb of Artaxerxes III (map #10)
- Army road
- Unfinished gate (map #11)
- Unfinished tomb
Other
- Lower City
- Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions
- Persepolis Fortification Tablets
- Persepolis Treasury Tablets
