Herodotus, often called the Father of History, also possessed the mindset and utilized the methods of a modern social ...

The Tachar palace One of the first palaces built on the platform of persepolis was a southward oriented building (looking towards the sun)on the southwest of the Apadana .The word tachar means ...

The Apadana, which was used as a gathering hall for receptions, was the largest building in Persepolis. A relief on the stairway includes depictions of delegates to the Achaemenid royal court ...

This 13-ha ensemble of majestic approaches, monumental stairways, throne rooms (Apadana), reception rooms, and dependencies is classified among the world’s greatest archaeological sites. Persepolis ...

In 330 BC, the staircase was miraculously survived the sack of Persepolis by the soldiers of Alexander the ... The exceptionally carved friezes on the Apadana Staircase, Xerxes Gateway and Royal ...

and the famous Apadana Palace, known for its exquisite bas-reliefs depicting scenes of ancient ceremonies and diverse ethnic groups within the empire. Persepolis is not only an archaeological ...

A view of the Apadana Staircase in Persepolis On the northern panel exists inscriptions with fairly stereotypical texts by king Xerxes; one in Old Persian and others in Elamite and Babylonian.

Beyond Persepolis, other sites in Iran ... As Mohsen, a 41-year-old retiree from Ghazvin, stood before a ruined column of the Apadana palace, he said, "Maintaining this site is more important than our ...

An Iranian woman walks past Achaemenid figuers carved on the wall of the eastern stairway of the Apadana palace at the ruins of Persepolis near Shiraz in Iran on Sept. 26, 2014. AFP via Getty ...

Following extensive technical studies, the Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that a protection and restoration project for the historic inscription of Darius the Great will begin this week.

Beyond Persepolis, other sites in Iran ... stood before a ruined column of the Apadana palace, he said, “Maintaining this site is more important than our lives.” Ghashghaei, an 82-year ...

Persepolis features colossal sculptures and ... As Mohsen, a 41-year-old retiree from Ghazvin, stood before a ruined column of the Apadana palace, he said, "Maintaining this site is more important ...