Persepolis

World Heritage

Islamic Republic of Iran

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Founded in 518 BC by Darius I, Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Built on a vast, half-artificial, half-natural platform, it was here that the King of Kings built an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. The importance and quality of these monumental remains make it a unique archaeological site.

# Archaeological sites

# Semi-artificial platform

General view of the ruins of Persepolis

Ruins of the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis

As is typical of Achaemenid cities, Persepolis was built on a (partially) artificial platform

Reliefs of lotus flowers are frequently used on the walls and monuments at Persepolis

A general view of Persepolis

Statue of a Persian Mastiff found at the Apadana, kept at the National Museum, Tehran

Gold foundation tablets of Darius I for the Apadana Palace, in their original stone box. The Apadana...

Sketch of Persepolis from 1704by Cornelis de Bruijn

'The Burning of Persepolis', led by Thaïs, 1890, by Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse

Achaemenid frieze designs at Persepolis

Ruins of the Western side of the compound at Persepolis

Aerial architectural plan of Persepolis

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Information extracted from Wikidata

coordinate location	Point(52.891388888 29.934444444)
topic's main category	Hortobágy Great Fishponds
Commons gallery	تخت جمشید
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Persepolis%20Banner.jpg
described by source	Ottův slovník naučný
described by source	Amsterdam
described by source	Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Iranian National Heritage registration number	20
capital of	Achaemenid Empire
start time	1931-09-16T00:00:00Z
area	12.5
culture	Greater Iran
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
located in present-day administrative territorial entity	Marvdasht County
country	Camarmilla River
country	Achaemenid Empire
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Persepolis%20vue%20d%27oiseau%20Chipiez.jpg
of	Achaemenid Empire
point in time	1621-01-01T00:00:00Z
applies to name of item	تخت جمشید
executive body	Persepolis
location of creation	تخت جمشید
official language	Achaemenid Empire
KulturNav-ID	2956
IPA transcription	2332720
number of rooms	lccn-n80063345
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0mx8g
location	Tulum Municipality
Commons category	Persepolis
object has role	antechamber
has part	apadana
has part	Hall of hundred columns
time of discovery or invention	1621-01-01T00:00:00Z
uses	4045231-1

described by source	Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
page(s)	279
volume	9
described by source	The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as	Persepolis
start time	1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	Persepolis
official name	Persepolis
official name	Persépolis
official name	Persépolis
official name	ペルセポリス
official name	بيرسبوليس
official name	Древний город Персеполь
official name	波斯波利斯
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
Libris-URI	https://libris.kb.se/hftx2ds1161hs0g
Libris-URI	hftx2ds1161hs0g
instance of	federal capital
of	Camarmilla River
named after	Canal Saint-Martin
applies to name of item	Περσέπολις