Achaemenid architecture includes all architectural achievements of the Achaemenid Persians manifesting in construction of spectacular cities used for...

The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the First Persian Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The...

initiated a protracted campaign to absorb parts of India into his nascent Achaemenid Empire. In this initial incursion, the Persian army annexed a large region...

the Achaemenid Empire. The construction was conducted parallel to that of Persepolis. Manpower and raw materials from various parts of the Achaemenid Empire...

of Achaemenid architecture was its eclectic nature, with elements from Median architecture, Assyrian architecture, and Asiatic Greek architecture all...

Much of Sasanian architecture was adopted by Muslims and became part of Islamic architecture. The Sasanian dynasty, like the Achaemenid Empire, originated...

Persepolitan columns are the distinctive form of column developed in the Achaemenid architecture of ancient Persia, probably beginning shortly before 500 BCE. They...

for governance and ceremonial activities. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. The complex was taken by the army of Alexander the Great in...

monument architecture is Persian Achaemenid architecture, with Persian columns and other features from Persepolis and other remains from the Achaemenids. The...

the architecture of Achaemenid tombs. Toos, Mashhad Scythian soldier with trilingual identification label on lintel, 2018 Achaemenid architecture Cities...

development. Although the Median and Achaemenid architecture fall under this classification, the pre-Achaemenid architecture is also studied as a sub-class...

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the final resting place of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the ancient Achaemenid Empire. The mausoleum is located in Pasargad, an archaeological site in...

for "palace" and the Armenian aparan-kʿ for "palace".) As a modern architectural and archaeological term, the word apadana is also used to refer to Urartian...

1930s, under the regime of Reza Shah, and uses mainly elements of Achaemenid architecture to demonstrate Iran's rich culture and history. The construction...

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'strong club'; Modern Persian: پاسارگاد Pāsārgād) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC). Today it is an archaeological...

something to the pervasive influence of Achaemenid architecture and sculpture, with no little Greek architectural ornament and sculptural style as well...

Naqsh-e Rustam compound also incorporates memorials of the Elamites, the Achaemenids and the Sasanians. The Ka'ba-ye Zartosht is 46 metres (151 ft) from the...

Stairs of All Nations and the Gate of All Nations was ordered by the Achaemenid king Xerxes I (486–465 BC), the successor of the founder of Persepolis...

the trade routes across the Achaemenid Empire. Early on, James Fergusson, in his " Illustrated Handbook of Architecture", while describing the very progressive...

Shiraz, arts and architecture flourished in the city, with some themes in architecture being revived from the nearby sites of the Achaemenid and Sasanian...

divine symbols of the Sun and the Moon. The fire temple is built in Achaemenid architecture style in brick masonry to the design prepared by the architects...

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history of Persian Egypt is divided into two eras following the first Achaemenid conquest of Egypt punctuated by an interval of independence: Twenty-seventh...

of the Iranian goddess Anahid. The temple was probably founded by the Achaemenid king of kings Artaxerxes II (r. 404 – 358 BC), who had shrines and statues...

interior architecture and in furniture. The concept of a frieze has been generalized in the mathematical construction of frieze patterns. Achaemenid Lotus...

disintegration of the Achaemenid Empire after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Some authors have remarked that the architecture of the city of Pataliputra...

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the Achaemenid Empire in Upper Mesopotamia from 539 to 330 BC as a military protectorate state. Although sometimes regarded as a satrapy, Achaemenid royal...