This site lies on the Pulwar River, and was partly cut out of the nearby Mountain of Mercy.
This site lies on the Pulwar River, and was partly cut out of the nearby Mountain of Mercy. When this city dwindled in power, nearby Estakhr overtook it in importance, and Tachara and Hadish are among the minor palaces at this site. Ernst Herzfeld, the first European to excavate this, believed that its purpose was to celebrate Nowruz, and planning of the nearby Sivand Dam has been met with protest out of fear that it would damage this site, as well as nearby Pasargadae. Nearby Naqsh-e Rustam served as a tomb for several rulers, and this site's Gate of All Nations opened up to the Apadana Palace. Located in the Fars Province, which has its capital at ► Shiraz, this site is sometimes known as the thrown of Yima or Jamshid, a shepherd who was made king by Ahura Mazda. Destroyed by a fire started by the army of Alexander the Great, for 10 points, name this ancient city of Iran which served as the ceremonial capital of Achaemenid Persia.
This site lies on the Pulwar River, and was partly cut out of the nearby Mountain of Mercy.
Persepolis [or Parsa; or Chehel Minar; accept Takht-e Jamshid before read]