There are two more columns still standing in the entrance hall of the Gate of Xerxes, and a third has been assembled there from its broken pieces. Narratives say that Persepolis was burnt by Alexander ...

Persepolis, also known as Takht-e Jamshid ... among them the massive Apadana palace and the Throne Hall (“Hundred-Column Hall”). This 13-ha ensemble of majestic approaches, monumental stairways, ...

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 ...

Built in the 6th century BC, Persepolis has withstood destruction ... As Mohsen, a 41-year-old retiree from Ghazvin, stood before a ruined column of the Apadana palace, he said, "Maintaining this site ...

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 ...

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 ...