Detail View: SHIMMER: Takht-e Jamshid / Persepolis
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Title:
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Takht-e Jamshid / Persepolis
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Caption:
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(Throne of Jamshid) / also known as Persepolis or Parseh
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Image Date:
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1960
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Period:
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6th century bc
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Start Date:
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518 bc
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Location:
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Takht-e Jamshid, Fars
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Country:
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IRAN
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Image ID:
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10-0188
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Description:
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Exterior view: The Grand Staircase and The Gate of Nations. [Photographed in 1960] Darius the Great (550486 BC) begun the construction of buildings at this site, which lasted throughout the Achmaeninid Empire, until 330 BC when they were looted and burnt by Alexander the Great. World Heritage Site.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Duncan Horne
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 600-500 bc
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- Iran -- Persepolis
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Subject Heading:
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Palaces
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- Iran
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Subject Heading:
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Historic sites
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Subject Heading:
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World Heritage areas
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