In about 520 BC, Darius I begin to build the city of Persepolis. Building continued in the reign of Xerxes I. Inscriptions show that Darius imagine the city to be a magnificent showpiece for it’s the mighty new empire he and his predecessors, Cyrus and Cambyses had created.
Persepolis, the largest palace site in the Middle East, has the plain of Marv Dasht to its front and is surrounded by Kuh-e Rahmet at 1770 meters in height.
Persepolis was a capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire (ca 560 to 330 BC). It was the site of many beautiful buildings, including the royal palace.
The city was use only once a year at New Year when the peoples of the empire brought tributes to the king.
When Alexander the Great invaded the Persian Empire, he burned Persepolis to the ground.
Ancient city of Persepolis
