The royal city of Persepolis ranks among the archaeological sites that have ... among them the massive Apadana palace and the Throne Hall (“Hundred-Column Hall”). This 13-ha ensemble of majestic ...

Built in the 6th century BC by Darius I, Persepolis has withstood destruction ... stood before a ruined column of the Apadana palace, he said, "Maintaining this site is more important than ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Persepolis is one of the ancient sites ... Especially striking are the huge columns, 13 of which still stand in the audience hall of Darius I (the Great; reigned 522–486 ...

Visitors can see the relief in the Robert and Deborah Aliber Persian Gallery, alongside a colossal stone bull head, column capitals, and other artifacts from the Persepolis excavations. “This is an ...

Conservationists wage delicate battle against lichens eroding millennia-old monuments Persepolis ... stood before a ruined column of the Apadana palace, he said, “Maintaining this site is ...