Title

Doorway of the Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran

Caption

Doorway of the Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persia's new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC), first king of the Achaemenid dynasty, and his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC). Although the palace that bears his name was begun by Darius it is thought that he did not live to see it completed.

Date

1996

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Vivienne Sharp

Reference

HRM19D57_343

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,8Mb) / 11,3in x 17,1in / 3397 x 5143 (300dpi)

Keywords

city building buildings architecture doorway country color colour ruins palace archaeology location century Iran Iranian archaeological site archeology Persepolis Persian achaemenid Persia Achaemenian Ancient city VIVIENNE SHARP 5th century BC 6th century BC Palace of Darius I TGN photograph Vivienne Sharp Sharp Vivienne VS VSP photograph