Persepolis archaeological site

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World Heritage Site ancient city archaeological site

Persepolis archaeological site is the monumental ruined ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its grand palaces, reliefs, and terraces.

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Label Occurrences
Achaemenid royal complex at Persepolis 2
Persepolis ceremonial complex 2
Persepolis complex 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
builder Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Artaxerxes I

Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius I

Xerxes I ⓘ
constructionEnd early 5th century BCE ⓘ
constructionStart circa 518 BCE ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
culturalRegion Persia ⓘ
destroyedBy Alexander the Great ⓘ
elevation about 60 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ
function ceremonial capital ⓘ
GreekName Persepolis ⓘ
hasPart Apadana Palace ⓘ
Gate of All Nations ⓘ
Hadish Palace ⓘ
Hall of 100 Columns ⓘ
Tachara Palace ⓘ
Treasury ⓘ
Tripylon ⓘ
platform ⓘ
royal tombs ⓘ
staircase reliefs ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
heritageDesignation National heritage site of Iran ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor Achaemenid art and architecture ⓘ
ceremonial staircases ⓘ
monumental palaces ⓘ
relief sculptures ⓘ
locatedIn Fars Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ
locatedInTime Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
locatedNear Shiraz, Iran ⓘ
surface form: Shiraz
majorDestructionDate 330 BCE ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
stone ⓘ
meaningOfName City of the Persians ⓘ
nearbySite Naqsh-e Rajab ⓘ
Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ
surface form: Naqsh-e Rustam
originalName Parsa ⓘ
religionAssociated Zoroastrian cultural sphere ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century BCE to 4th century BCE ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 114 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Persepolis terrace → locatedIn → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
Apadana Palace → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persepolis complex
Apadana Palace → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Persepolis
Achaemenid kings → patronOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persepolis palace complex
Persepolis inscriptions → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persepolis complex
Achaemenid stone reliefs → foundInStructure → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palace of Darius at Persepolis
Persian court → notableBuilding → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana at Persepolis
Gate of All Lands → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persepolis ceremonial complex
Gate of All Lands → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: archaeological site of Persepolis
Marv Dasht plain → hasHeritageSite → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Persepolis
Hall of 100 Columns → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persepolis ceremonial complex
Hadish Palace → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Achaemenid ceremonial center at Persepolis
Tripylon → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal complex at Persepolis
Tripylon (Central Palace) foundations → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persepolis palace complex
Tachara Palace → partOf → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal complex at Persepolis
Persepolis Treasury tablets → associatedWithSite → Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persepolis royal complex