Iran, Pers?polis Overview

Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half- artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. The

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DC_Title Iran, Pers?polis Overview
DC_Subject_Specific Pers?polis Overview;Achaemenid Empire;Iran;UNESCO; UNESCO-WHC;World Heritage Site
DC_Description Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half- artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. The
DC_Language eng
DC_Type Image
DC_Format Image;TimeMap Dataset
DC_Publisher UNESCO
DC_Contributor_CorporateName Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney
DC_Coverage_X_min 52.7162
DC_Coverage_X_max 52.9579
DC_Coverage_Y_min 29.7296
DC_Coverage_Y_max 30.0873
DC_Coverage_T_Early -0518-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_T_Late -0330-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_PeriodName 6th Century BC to 4th Century BC
DC_Coverage_PlaceName Takht-e Jamshid, Iran
ECAI_Team Worldwide
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