Apadana of Persepolis
The Apadana (Audience Hall) of Darius I at Persepolis is said to have had the capacity to accommodate 10,000 people!
The columns reached 20m high and had complex capitals in the shape of bulls or lions. Here, the great king received the tributes from all the nations in the Achaemenid Empire, and gave presents in return.
Access to the hall is given by two monumental stairways, on the north and on the east. These are decorated by reliefs, showing delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I, who is represented seated centrally. (Wikipedia & Britannica)
The columns reached 20m high and had complex capitals in the shape of bulls or lions. Here, the great king received the tributes from all the nations in the Achaemenid Empire, and gave presents in return.
Access to the hall is given by two monumental stairways, on the north and on the east. These are decorated by reliefs, showing delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I, who is represented seated centrally. (Wikipedia & Britannica)
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Apadana of Persepolis
The Apadana (Audience Hall) of Darius I at Persepolis is said to have had the capacity to accommodate 10,000 people!
The columns reached 20m high and had complex capitals in the shape of bulls or lions. Here, the great king received the tributes from all the nations in the Achaemenid Empire, and gave presents in return.
Access to the hall is given by two monumental stairways, on the north and on the east. These are decorated by reliefs, showing delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I, who is represented seated centrally. (Wikipedia & Britannica)
The columns reached 20m high and had complex capitals in the shape of bulls or lions. Here, the great king received the tributes from all the nations in the Achaemenid Empire, and gave presents in return.
Access to the hall is given by two monumental stairways, on the north and on the east. These are decorated by reliefs, showing delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I, who is represented seated centrally. (Wikipedia & Britannica)
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Apadana of Persepolis
The Apadana (Audience Hall) of Darius I at Persepolis is said to have had the capacity to accommodate 10,000 people!
The columns reached 20m high and had complex capitals in the shape of bulls or lions. Here, the great king received the tributes from all the nations in the Achaemenid Empire, and gave presents in return.
Access to the hall is given by two monumental stairways, on the north and on the east. These are decorated by reliefs, showing delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I, who is represented seated centrally. (Wikipedia & Britannica)
The columns reached 20m high and had complex capitals in the shape of bulls or lions. Here, the great king received the tributes from all the nations in the Achaemenid Empire, and gave presents in return.
Access to the hall is given by two monumental stairways, on the north and on the east. These are decorated by reliefs, showing delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I, who is represented seated centrally. (Wikipedia & Britannica)
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Shiraz - Iran
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