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PMR-D2431 Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak. The "Tachara" or private palace of Darius the Great. View from the south showing the frieze of soldiers in "Persian" uniform. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent

Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The "Tachara" or private palace of Darius the Great. View from the south showing the frieze of soldiers in "Persian" uniform.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology