Apadana Palace

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Achaemenid architecture audience hall palace

Apadana Palace was a grand ceremonial audience hall in the ancient city of Persepolis, serving as one of the most impressive architectural achievements of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Apadana Palace canonical 7
Apadana of Persepolis 4
Apadana Palace ruins 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid architecture ⓘ
audience hall ⓘ
palace ⓘ
architecturalStyle Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Achaemenid
builder Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius I
builtFor Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius I

Xerxes I ⓘ
coBuilder Xerxes I ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 486 BC ⓘ
constructionStart circa 515 BC ⓘ
culture Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
currentCondition ruins ⓘ
decoratedWith reliefs of subject nations ⓘ
reliefs of tribute bearers ⓘ
royal guards reliefs ⓘ
royal procession reliefs ⓘ
dedicatedTo royal audiences ⓘ
destroyedBy Alexander the Great ⓘ
destructionDate 330 BC ⓘ
entranceStairwaysLocation east ⓘ
north ⓘ
floorPlanShape square ⓘ
hasFeature animal-headed column capitals ⓘ
columned porticoes ⓘ
double-headed bull capitals ⓘ
double-headed griffin capitals ⓘ
double-headed lion capitals ⓘ
hypostyle hall ⓘ
inscription of Darius I ⓘ
inscription of Xerxes I ⓘ
monumental stairways ⓘ
mud-brick walls ⓘ
relief-decorated staircases ⓘ
sculpted reliefs ⓘ
stone columns ⓘ
stone foundations ⓘ
hasNumberOfColumns 72 ⓘ
hasNumberOfEntranceStairways 2 ⓘ
locatedIn Persepolis ⓘ
locatedInCountry Iran ⓘ
locatedInProvince Fars Province ⓘ
partOf Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
surface form: Persepolis complex

Persepolis archaeological site ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Persepolis
significance one of the most important monuments of Achaemenid architecture ⓘ
symbol of imperial power of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ
usedFor Nowruz celebrations ⓘ
ceremonial receptions ⓘ
imperial audiences ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Achaemenid Empire → notableMonument → Apadana Palace ⓘ
Gate of All Nations → connectedTo → Apadana Palace ⓘ
Persepolis → hasPalace → Apadana Palace ⓘ
Persepolis terrace → hasPart → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana palace platform
Persis → hasNotableMonument → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana of Persepolis
Achaemenid stone reliefs → foundInStructure → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana of Persepolis
Achaemenid architecture → majorBuilding → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana of Persepolis
Processional Way of Persepolis → connects → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana palace complex
Processional Way of Persepolis → approachTo → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana audience hall
Gate of All Lands → connectedTo → Apadana Palace ⓘ
Hall of 100 Columns → nearbyStructure → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana of Persepolis
Hadish Palace → locatedNear → Apadana Palace ⓘ
Takht-e Jamshid → hasStructure → Apadana Palace ⓘ
Persepolis archaeological site → hasPart → Apadana Palace ⓘ
Tachara palace foundations → adjacentTo → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana palace
Shush → hasArchaeologicalFeature → Apadana Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apadana Palace ruins