Iran travel, Persepolis

Iran - Shiraz - Naqsh e Rajab

The site of Naqsh-e-Rajab with Sassanian bas reliefs depicting various scenes from the reigns of Ardeshir I and Shapur the Great, Shiraz, Iran.

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Iran travel, Persepolis

Persepolis or in persian called Taht-e-Jamshid is a result of vast body of skill and knowledge gathered from throughout the nations the Achaemenid Empire ruled. Persian in ideology and design but truly international in its superb architecture and artistic execution. It is undaubtably the greatest surviving masterpiece of ancient Near Eastern Civilisations.

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Iran travel, Persepolis

The ancient city of Persepolis in modern-day Iran was one of four capitals of the sprawling Persian Empire. Built beginning around 520 B.C., the city was a showcase for the empire's staggering wealth, with grand architecture, extravagant works of silver and gold, and extensive relief sculptures such as this one portraying envoys with offerings for the king.

The height of Persian rule lasted from about 550 B.C. until 330 B.C., when Alexander the Great overthrew the ruling Archaemenid dynasty and burned Persepolis to the ground.

Persepolis or in persian called Taht-e-Jamshid is a result of vast body of skill and knowledge gathered from throughout the nations the Achaemenid Empire ruled. Persian in ideology and design but truly international in its superb architecture and artistic execution. It is undaubtably the greatest surviving masterpiece of ancient Near Eastern Civilisations.

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Iran travel, Persepolis

Persepolis or in persian called Taht-e-Jamshid is a result of vast body of skill and knowledge gathered from throughout the nations the Achaemenid Empire ruled. Persian in ideology and design but truly international in its superb architecture and artistic execution. It is undaubtably the greatest surviving masterpiece of ancient Near Eastern Civilisations.

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