Location: Asia.Iran
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran.
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| Panaroma view of Persepolis |
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| The Gates Of All Nations |
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| Persepolis-Mainhall |
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Bas-relief in Persepolis- a symbol Zoroastrian Nowruz-in day of a spring equinox power of eternally fighting bull (personifying the Earth), and a lion (personifying the Sun), are equal (though lions were not a symbol of royalty in the achamenid era and were in fact a game to be hunted)
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1 comment:
oh this make me think about the Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine year old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power- forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable.
Nice!!!
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