Description: This is the Plan of Persepolis. This is an example of Persian architecture. &qout;The plan shows the general configuration of the platform on which he palaces of Persepolis are built, which covered an area of about1,600,000 sq. ft. The principal approach to it was at the north-west end.&qout; The scale is in feet. Source: , The Enctclopædia Britannica a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information Eleventh Edition Volume II Andros to Austria (New York, NY: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, 1910) 376 Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman. |
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