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The Hall of 100 Columns
TITLEThe Hall of 100 Columns
ARCHITECT/BUILDERXerxes I and Artaxerxes I
NATIONIran
SITEPersepolis
DETAILThe Hall of 100 Columns; Xerxes' throne room
CITYPersepolis
STATE or REGIONShiraz Province
BCE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION518-460
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEHall of 100 Columns
MATERIALSStone
TYPEAdministrative; Palace complex
STYLEAchaemenid
OTHER TERMSParse; Persian; World Heritage Site; Assyrian
NOTESThis image shows the unused tomb carved into the cliffside beyond Persepolis; Reminiscent of those at Naqsh-i-Rustam, where the major Achaemenid kings are buried; Made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERmr61
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen, at mlc@u.washington.edu, or Art Image Library, Box 353440, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3440
PHOTOGRAPHERMillard B. Rogers
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH1951
SOURCEUniversity of Washington Art Image Library; Rogers, Millard B.; Wismans, Rebecca
COPYRIGHT HOLDERRogers, Millard B.; Art Image Library, University of Washington
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