Tripylon (Central Palace) foundations
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The Tripylon (Central Palace) foundations are the remains of a central ceremonial building at Persepolis, reflecting the Achaemenid Empire’s grand architectural planning and terrace layout.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tripylon (Central Palace) foundations canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid architectural structure
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ architectural remains ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Achaemenid architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Darius I of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
Xerxes I ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Apadana
ⓘ
Hadish Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Hadish palace
Tachara Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Tachara palace
|
| currentCondition |
exposed foundations
ⓘ
ruins ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| function |
central palace
ⓘ
ceremonial building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Persepolis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Persepolis terrace ⓘ Persia ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Persia
|
| locatedInTimePeriod |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| material |
limestone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| openTo |
researchers
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| partOf |
Persepolis
ⓘ
Persepolis terrace ⓘ
surface form:
Persepolis ceremonial core
Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
Persepolis palace complex
|
| reflects |
Achaemenid imperial ideology
ⓘ
formal terrace layout ⓘ grand architectural planning ⓘ |
| roleInSitePlan |
central circulation hub
ⓘ
connector between major palaces ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for Achaemenid palace planning
ⓘ
illustration of Achaemenid terrace organization ⓘ key element in understanding Persepolis circulation system ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.