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Capital and Entablature from the Rock Tomb of Darius The columns in the ruins of Persepolis are circular and slender, and have capitals and bases. The capital generally consists of two half-horses or bulls, whose fore feet overlap the border of the shaf... |
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Capital from the Ruins of Persepolis Other capitals are more compact, where from the lower part, which is in the shape of a globular vessel, rises a slender cup, supporting a lofty member with double volutes or scrolls on the four sides,... |
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Capital from the Ruins of Persepolis, Restored Other capitals are more compact, where from the lower part, which is in the shape of a globular vessel, rises a slender cup, supporting a lofty member with double volutes or scrolls on the four sides,... |
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Persepolis Column Persepolitan architecture is noted for its use of wooden columns. Architects resorted to stone only when the largest cedars of Lebanon or teak trees of India did not fulfill the required sizes. Column... |
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Persian Architecture Persian architectural details.... |
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Plan of Persepolis, 513 BC A plan of Persepolis, near Shiraz, Iran, from the time of Darius I (549–486 BC) until the downfall of the Achaemenid dynasty (330 BC). This is an example of Persian architecture of the time. &qu... |
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Plan of the Hall of Xerxes, 485–465 BC This is a plan of the Hall of Xerxes in Persepolis, near Shiraz, Iran. This is the plan of he palace according to Mr. Weld Blundell. This is an example of Persian architecture. The scale is in feet.... |
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Ruins of Persepolis Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In c... |
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Volute of the Persian Column Other capitals are more compact, where from the lower part, which is in the shape of a globular vessel, rises a slender cup, supporting a lofty member with double volutes or scrolls on the four sides,... |
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Xerxes, Great Hall of Column from the Great Hall of Xerxes at Persepolis.... |
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Xerxes, Great Hall of Column from the Great Hall of Xerxes at Persepolis.... |
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Xerxes, Great Hall of Capital of a column from the Great Hall of Xerxes at Persepolis.... |
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Xerxes, Great Hall of Capital of a column from the Great Hall of Xerxes at Persepolis.... |
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