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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1971
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Period:
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6th century 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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10-1469
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Description:
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Exterior detail: The hillside behind the palaces contains the Tomb of Artaxerxes II. [Photographed in 1971] 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 >." Please contact Mrs B.M. Edge via SHU Image Collection for permission to use this image for any other purpose.
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Photographed by:
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John Edge
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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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Tombs
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- Iran
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Subject Heading:
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World Heritage areas
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Subject Heading:
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Historic sites
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