5h 2min, feb 16, 530 y BC - 30 Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes

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520-465 BCE
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Persepolis, Iran

Known for monumental architecture at this time.

Persian kings established monumental centers like Persepolis.

Achaemenid Empire - First Persian Empire; founded by Cyrus the Great.

Persian kings employed art and architecture to craft messages that helped to reinforce their claims to power and depict, iconographically, Persian rule.
Persepolis was marked as a special site by Darius the Great (reigned 522-486 B.C.E.) in 518 B.C.E. when he indicated the location of a “Royal Hill” that would serve as a ceremonial center and citadel for the city.
Apadana - large ceremonial building; similar to a hypostyle hall in that the roof is supported by columns.

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