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Persepolis

Takht-E Jamshid

Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Iranian national heritage site.

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Statements about Persepolis

Instance Of

Ancient City
Archaeological Site
Cultural Property
Architectural Landmark

Coordinate Location

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29.9350°N 52.8900°E

Country

Iran
Achaemenid Empire
(510s BC - 330 BC)
Start Time
: 510s BC
End Time
: 330 BC
Macedonian Empire
(330 BC - 300 BC)
Start Time
: 330 BC
End Time
: 300 BC

Image

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Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Kenareh Rural District

Heritage Designation

Iranian National Heritage
(9/16/1931 - )
Start Time
: 9/16/1931
World Heritage Site
(1979 - )
Official Name
: Persepolis
Official Name
: Persépolis
Official Name
: بيرسبوليس
Official Name
: 波斯波利斯
Official Name
: Древний город Персеполь
Official Name
: Persépolis
Official Name
: ペルセポリス
Official Name
: Persepolis
Unnamed
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Unnamed
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Unnamed
:bug: P2614
Start Time
: 1979

Discoverer or Inventor

García De Silva Figueroa
(1621)
Point in Time
: 1621

Described by Source

10 items
Otto's Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Persepolis
Russian Translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon
Statement Is Subject Of
:
RSKD / Persepolis
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24479374
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
MESBE / Persepolis
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
ESG/Persepolis
Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Statement Is Subject Of
:
BEAN / Persepolis
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Persepolis
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Persepolis
Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Encyclopædia Britannica, First Edition/Chelminar
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 9
Page(s)
:279

Architectural Style

Achaemenid Architecture

Named After

Persians
Applies to Name of Subject
: Περσέπολις
Jamshid
Applies to Name of Subject
: تخت جمشید

Capital Of

Achaemenid Empire
(510s BC - 330 BC)
Start Time
: 510s BC
End Time
: 330 BC
Persis
(330 BC - )
End Time
: unknown value
Start Time
: 330 BC

Culture

Greater Iran

Located In/On Physical Feature

Kuh-E Rahmat

Page Banner

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Area

12.5 hectare
Applies to Part
:
World Heritage Site

Has Part(s)

Tachara
Gate of All Nations
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Antechamber
Apadana of Persepolis
Hadish Palace
Palace of Artaxerxes I
Tripylon
Hall of Hundred Columns

Official Website

https://persepolis.ir

Inception

510s BC

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Different From

Persepolis

Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date

330 BC

Elevation Above Sea Level

1,627 metre

Nighttime View

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Panoramic View

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