Apadana Palace

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid architecture
audience hall
palace
architecturalStyle Achaemenid NERFINISHED
builder Darius I NERFINISHED
builtFor Darius I NERFINISHED
Xerxes I NERFINISHED
coBuilder Xerxes I NERFINISHED
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 complex
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 (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gate of All Nations
connectedTo
Persepolis
hasPalace
Persepolis terrace ("Apadana palace platform")
hasPart
Achaemenid Empire
notableMonument

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