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The Royal Guard.

Wish you a beautiful day.
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Darius the Great built the greatest palace at Persepolis on the western side. This palace was called the Apadana (the root name for modern ایوان ayvān).[14] The King of Kings used it for official audiences. The work began in 515 BC. His son Xerxes I completed it 30 years later.
Two Persepolitan style symmetrical stairways were built on the northern and eastern sides of Apadana to compensate for a difference in level. The external front views of the palace were embossed with carvings of the Immortals, the Kings' elite guards.
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33 comments

Marta Wojtkowska said:

beautiful detail!
10 years ago ( translate )

.t.a.o.n. said:

great capture !
10 years ago

Schussentäler said:

faszinierend
10 years ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Phenomenal capture!
10 years ago ( translate )

Don Sutherland said:

Amazing find.
10 years ago ( translate )

RHH said:

Wonderful shot. What amazing carvings.

Have a great day, Annemarie.
10 years ago

Rafael said:

La puerta de Ishtar, en Berlin?
*** Buena tarde, Annemarie !
10 years ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

no, es un bajorellevo de Persepolis, Iran
besitos
10 years ago ( translate )

Malik Raoulda said:

Magnifique,on se promène aussi avec toi..!
Bonne soiree.
10 years ago ( translate )

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿ said:

What a beauty ! *******
10 years ago

J.Garcia said:

So wonderful details and colors!!!
Splendid work, Annemarie
10 years ago ( translate )

Trudy Tuinstra said:

very nice
10 years ago ( translate )

Nora Caracci said:

un capolavoro il bassorilievo e una meraviglia la foto, pare di poterlo toccare !
ciao !
10 years ago ( translate )

natur' ELLE said:

une capture sensationnelle ! *****************
belle semaine Annemarie bises !
10 years ago ( translate )

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* said:

magnifique et Persépolis la merveilleuse cité*********************
Belle journée mon amie ! bisous♫
10 years ago ( translate )