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Map Description
Layout of the ancient palace
complex at Persepolis, Persia / Iran.
Illustrating:
Apadana (Reception Hall), Throne Hall, Treasury, Palace of
Darius, Council Hall, Artaxerxes' Tomb, Palace of Xerxes, Harem
of Xerxes, Gate of Xerxes
Construction begun around 518 BC. Alexander the Great destroyed it
around 331 BC.
Credits
Copyright Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
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