Famous landmarks in the ancient city include the Hundred-Column Hall completed by Artaxerxes I, and its largest building, the famous Apadana, or audience hall.  
It is known today in its present country as Takht-i Jamshid, and it is located near the modern city of Shiraz.  Sacked by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE, it was eventually abandoned and rediscovered in 1620, though excavation did not begin until 1931.  Famous landmarks in the ancient city include the Hundred-Column Hall completed by Artaxerxes I, and its largest building, the famous Apadana, or audience hall.  Established by Darius I and serving as capital to the Achaemenid dynasty, FTP, identify this ancient city whose Greek name translates as "City of the Persians."
It is known today in its present country as Takht-i Jamshid, and it is located near the modern city of Shiraz.  
Persepolis