Saturday, February 25, 2006

Apadana Palace (Parsa)

West view of Apadana Palace (audience hall) in Persepolis: “Old Persian Parsa, modern Takht-e Jamshīd, or Takht-i Jamshīd (Persian: Throne of Jamshīd) an ancient capital of the Achaemenian kings of Iran (Persia), located about 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Shīrāz in the region of Fars in southwestern Iran. The site lies near the confluence of the small river Pulvār (Rūdkhāneh-ye Sīvand) with the Rūd-e Kor.” (Encyclopedia Britannica 2004)

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