Tachara palace foundations
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The Tachara palace foundations are the remaining stone base of Darius I’s private royal residence at Persepolis, showcasing early Achaemenid architectural design and relief decoration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tachara palace foundations canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
ⓘ
architectural remains ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Apadana Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Apadana palace
Hadish Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Hadish palace foundations
|
| approximateDate |
early 5th century BCE
ⓘ
late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Achaemenid architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Darius I of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
Persepolis terrace ⓘ
surface form:
Persepolis terrace complex
|
| builder |
Darius I of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
|
| constructionStart | reign of Darius I ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
evidence for royal private architecture at Persepolis
ⓘ
example of early Achaemenid palace design ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| decorativeProgram | royal and ceremonial reliefs ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| excavationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| feature |
finely dressed stone blocks
ⓘ
inscribed blocks ⓘ polished stone surfaces ⓘ relief decoration ⓘ |
| function | foundation platform of royal residence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
column bases
ⓘ
doorway thresholds ⓘ relief-carved blocks ⓘ staircase foundations ⓘ stone platform ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Persepolis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ |
| material |
limestone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| originalFunction | base of Darius I’s private palace ⓘ |
| overlooks | Persepolis terrace ⓘ |
| partOf |
Persepolis
ⓘ
Tachara Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Tachara palace
|
| preservationState | partially preserved ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid period
|
| touristAccess | open-air site ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Persepolis ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | main visitor paths at Persepolis ⓘ |
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