Hall of 100 Columns

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Achaemenid architectural structure audience hall hypostyle hall

The Hall of 100 Columns is a grand Achaemenid audience hall in Persepolis, notable for its vast hypostyle design and role in royal ceremonial functions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hall of 100 Columns canonical	4
Hall of a Hundred Columns at Persepolis	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Achaemenid architectural structure ⓘ audience hall ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Achaemenid architecture ⓘ
builder	Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ surface form: Artaxerxes I Xerxes I ⓘ
constructionBeganUnder	Xerxes I ⓘ
constructionCompletedUnder	Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ surface form: Artaxerxes I
culture	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
currentCondition	ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo	royal ceremonial functions ⓘ
excavatedBy	Erich F. Schmidt ⓘ Ernst Herzfeld ⓘ
flooringMaterial	stone slabs ⓘ
functionInEmpire	symbol of Achaemenid royal authority ⓘ
governedBy	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran ⓘ surface form: Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
hasDesign	hypostyle ⓘ
hasFeature	monumental doorways ⓘ porticoes on at least one side ⓘ relief-decorated doorways ⓘ stone column bases ⓘ
hasFunction	reception hall ⓘ throne hall ⓘ
hasRemains	column bases ⓘ door jambs with reliefs ⓘ wall foundations ⓘ
locatedIn	Persepolis ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Iran ⓘ
locatedInProvince	Fars Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	mud-brick (for some walls and foundations) ⓘ stone ⓘ
nearbyStructure	Apadana Palace ⓘ surface form: Apadana of Persepolis Tachara Palace ⓘ Tripylon ⓘ surface form: Tripylon (Central Building)
numberOfColumns	100 ⓘ
partOf	Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ surface form: Persepolis ceremonial complex Persepolis terrace ⓘ
partOfUNESCOSite	Persepolis ⓘ
shape	square plan ⓘ
timePeriod	5th century BCE ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1979 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: World Heritage Site
usedFor	imperial receptions ⓘ royal audiences ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Persepolis → knownFor → Hall of 100 Columns ⓘ

Persepolis → hasStructure → Hall of 100 Columns ⓘ

Xerxes I → built → Hall of 100 Columns ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hall of a Hundred Columns at Persepolis

Takht-e Jamshid → hasStructure → Hall of 100 Columns ⓘ

Persepolis archaeological site → hasPart → Hall of 100 Columns ⓘ