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"Colonnades of the Persian palace at Persepolis." -Breasted, 1914

Persian Palace

"Colonnades of the Persian palace at Persepolis." -Breasted, 1914

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. "The plan shows the general configuration of the platform on which the 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." — The Enctclopædia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, 1910.

Plan of Persepolis, 513 BC

A plan of Persepolis, near Shiraz, Iran, from the time of Darius I (549–486 BC) until the downfall…

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.

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…