The lichens grow slowly on the bas-reliefs, but they can cause a major catastrophe at Persepolis. A lichen is spreading over a lotus bas-relief of Persepolis. (Photo by Mehr) “The lichens cause damage ...

The Apadana, which was used as a gathering hall for receptions, was the largest building in Persepolis. A relief on the stairway includes depictions of delegates to the Achaemenid royal court ...

It is not possible to find reliefs of women in the palaces of Persepolis, but they can be seen in seals, tablets, and carpets dating back to the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BC), Abolhassan Atabaki ...

The two animals were meant to reflect the prestige of this vast Persian empire, which fell in 330 B.C. when Alexander the Great sacked and burned Persepolis and its opulent palaces. The giant stone ...

Persepolis covered an area of more than 130,000 ... this palace was built by xerxes.Its large gateway bears bas-reliefs which depict Xerxes (Wearing a plain, uncrenelated crown) under a royal ...

And that relief is classified as burial inscriptions, the official explained. Fadaei stated the newly-found inscriptions are classified as the most authentic historical documents. “The center for ...

Built in the 6th century BC, Persepolis has withstood destruction, looting, earthquakes, fires and harsh weather — ATTA KENARE Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are ...

The Palace of Xerxes is bigger and decorated with similar reliefs. In the face of the mountain behind Persepolis are three sepulchres, one of which is incomplete. The facades of these are richly ...

According to Yazdani, the recent discovery also indicates that the climate of the Marvdasht region was suitable for all the animals depicted in the bas relief works. Persepolis was built by Darius I ...

Sometime in the spring of 1936, a thief walked up the stairs of a royal building in the heart of the ancient city of Persepolis and pried off a chunk of a 2,500-year-old parapet. It was a carved stone ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, Persepolis features colossal sculptures and intricate stone reliefs of ancient Persian kings, nobles and deities. But these have suffered over the years ...