There are gorgeous bas-relief carvings above the tomb chambers that are similar to those in Persepolis, with the kings standing on thrones supported by figures representing the subject nations below.

“Depicting the head of an Achaemenid soldier, the bas-relief was severed from the eastern staircase of the Apadana Palace in Persepolis. It was smuggled from Iran about 70 years ago and was purchased ...

A New York state Supreme Court judge on Monday ordered a Persian bas-relief dating to approximately 500 B.C. to be returned to Iran ... central building on the Persepolis site.

Iran tourism chief has said that the country has traced two more Achaemenid-era (550-330) bas-relief carvings, which were stolen from Persepolis decades ago. “We have learned that there are two ...

“The bas-relief was returned to the country after 80 years ... depicted on a balustrade at the central building on the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran.

fires and harsh weather — ATTA KENARE Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: tiny but persistent lichens eroding ...

Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran’s most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: tiny but persistent lichens eroding the millennia-old monuments.

The fight, which began years ago, is aimed at stopping the threat to the integrity of the site's structures and its intricate carvings from lichens, organisms that grow on surfaces like stone and ...