Persepolis

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ancient city archaeological site ceremonial capital

Persepolis was the ceremonial heart of the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire, renowned for its monumental palaces, grand staircases, and intricate reliefs.

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city →
archaeological site →
ceremonial capital →
associatedDynasty Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED →
constructionStart circa 518 BC →
coordinateLatitude 29.935 →
coordinateLongitude 52.891 →
country Iran →
culturalRegion Persia →
destroyedBy Alexander the Great →
destructionDate 330 BC →
etymology Greek for "city of the Persians" →
foundedBy Darius I NERFINISHED →
hasMaterial mud-brick →
stone →
wood →
hasPalace Apadana Palace →
Hadish Palace →
Tachara Palace →
hasStructure Gate of All Nations →
Hall of 100 Columns →
Tripylon →
heritageCriteria (i) →
(iii) →
(vi) →
inscribedIn UNESCO World Heritage Site →
surface form: "UNESCO World Heritage List"
knownFor Achaemenid stone reliefs →
surface form: "Apadana reliefs"

Gate of All Nations →
Hadish Palace →
Hall of 100 Columns →
Tachara Palace →
Tripylon →
grand staircases →
intricate reliefs →
monumental palaces →
royal tombs on surrounding cliffs →
locatedAt foothills of the Kuh-e Rahmat mountain →
locatedIn Fars Province →
locatedNear Shiraz, Iran →
surface form: "Shiraz"
locatedOn Marv Dasht plain →
modernNameInPersian Takht-e Jamshid →
partOf Achaemenid Empire →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 114 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 →
usedAs ceremonial center →
royal residence →
usedFor Nowruz celebrations →
imperial receptions →
tribute ceremonies →

Referenced by (16)

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

Persian → UNESCOHeritageAssociated → Persepolis →
Darius III → associatedCity → Persepolis →
Achaemenid Empire → capital → Persepolis →
Artaxerxes I of Persia → capital → Persepolis →
Darius III → capital → Persepolis →
Royal Road → connects → Persepolis →
Darius I of Persia → deathPlace → Persepolis →
Persian → historicalCapital → Persepolis →
Apadana Palace → locatedIn → Persepolis →
Gate of All Nations → locatedIn → Persepolis →
Pasargadae → near → Persepolis →
Shiraz, Iran → nearbySite → Persepolis →
Elamite → notableInscriptionSite → Persepolis →
Persepolis terrace → partOf → Persepolis →
Persepolis F.C. → shortName → Persepolis →