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IRAN · 518 BC
Persepolis
تخت جمشید
On a vast terrace, partly natural rock and partly built up, the king of kings raised a palace complex modelled on Mesopotamian examples. This was Persepolis, which Darius I established in 518 BC as the capital of the Achaemenid Empire.
- Original name
- تخت جمشید
- Country
- Iran
- Period
- 518 BC
- Civilisation
- Persian
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 29.9344° N, 52.8903° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Who founded Persepolis?
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